diff --git a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-8021x.c b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-8021x.c
index 23a5d3e699..deace5acaa 100644
--- a/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-8021x.c
+++ b/src/libnm-core-impl/nm-setting-8021x.c
@@ -2980,8 +2980,6 @@ verify(NMSetting *setting, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
                                error))
         return FALSE;
 
-        /* normalizable warnings from here on. */
-
 #define _check_strempty_and_return(priv, prop_name, field, error)                               \
     G_STMT_START                                                                                \
     {                                                                                           \
@@ -2999,6 +2997,8 @@ verify(NMSetting *setting, NMConnection *connection, GError **error)
     }                                                                                           \
     G_STMT_END
 
+    /* normalizable warnings from here on. */
+
     _check_strempty_and_return(priv, NM_SETTING_802_1X_IDENTITY, identity, error);
     _check_strempty_and_return(priv,
                                NM_SETTING_802_1X_ANONYMOUS_IDENTITY,