diff --git a/src/fuse_open.cpp b/src/fuse_open.cpp
index a2f34235..742e0bfd 100644
--- a/src/fuse_open.cpp
+++ b/src/fuse_open.cpp
@@ -310,8 +310,7 @@ namespace FUSE
       case _(PassthroughEnum::rw,O_RDONLY):
       case _(PassthroughEnum::rw,O_WRONLY):
       case _(PassthroughEnum::rw,O_RDWR):
-        rv = l::passthrough(fc,ffi_);
-        break;
+        return l::passthrough(fc,ffi_);
       }
 
     return rv;