diff --git a/src/vfs/tar/tar.c b/src/vfs/tar/tar.c
index 04e393b5d..004e80df4 100644
--- a/src/vfs/tar/tar.c
+++ b/src/vfs/tar/tar.c
@@ -432,10 +432,14 @@ tar_fill_stat (struct vfs_s_super *archive, struct stat *st, union record *heade
         default:
             break;
         }
+        break;
+
     default:
         st->st_uid = tar_from_oct (8, header->header.uid);
         st->st_gid = tar_from_oct (8, header->header.gid);
+        break;
     }
+
     st->st_size = h_size;
     st->st_mtime = tar_from_oct (1 + 12, header->header.mtime);
     st->st_atime = 0;