diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/BaseScanner.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/BaseScanner.java
index 3de3847dfa2..0c9a5eae37f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/BaseScanner.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/BaseScanner.java
@@ -2663,6 +2663,7 @@ abstract class BaseScanner implements IScanner {
                 case ppPragma:
                     skipToNewLine();
                     processPragma(pos, bufferPos[bufferStackPos]);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     problem = true;
                     break;