diff --git a/src/cairo-ps-surface.c b/src/cairo-ps-surface.c
index 03fa4f7c7..dde2aeb9d 100644
--- a/src/cairo-ps-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-ps-surface.c
@@ -1628,16 +1628,16 @@ _string_array_stream_write (cairo_output_stream_t *base,
 		stream->column++;
 		stream->string_size++;
 		break;
-		/* Have to also be careful to never split the final ~> sequence. */
-	    case '~':
-		_cairo_output_stream_write (stream->output, &c, 1);
-		stream->column++;
-		stream->string_size++;
-		length--;
-		c = *data++;
-		break;
 	    }
 	}
+	/* Have to be careful to never split the final ~> sequence. */
+        if (c == '~') {
+	    _cairo_output_stream_write (stream->output, &c, 1);
+	    stream->column++;
+	    stream->string_size++;
+	    length--;
+	    c = *data++;
+	}
 	_cairo_output_stream_write (stream->output, &c, 1);
 	stream->column++;
 	stream->string_size++;