diff --git a/cpu/native/startup.c b/cpu/native/startup.c
index d4ad5b29b80c0e3473ad9f5aecbe0017ca4076e8..2cbf4cd673c94ed64a0ef107bf5b14c4036a8cee 100644
--- a/cpu/native/startup.c
+++ b/cpu/native/startup.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ __attribute__((constructor)) static void startup(int argc, char **argv, char **e
             case 0:
             case 'h':
                 usage_exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
+                break;
             case 'i':
                 _native_id = atol(optarg);
                 break;