diff --git a/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_alu_to_scalar.c b/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_alu_to_scalar.c
index 5ef5ec2b316..84d4943befc 100644
--- a/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_alu_to_scalar.c
+++ b/src/glsl/nir/nir_lower_alu_to_scalar.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ lower_alu_instr_scalar(nir_alu_instr *instr, nir_builder *b)
    case name##3: \
    case name##4: \
       lower_reduction(instr, chan, merge, b); \
-      break;
+      return;
 
    switch (instr->op) {
    case nir_op_vec4: