diff --git a/src/dev/net/ns_gige.cc b/src/dev/net/ns_gige.cc
index dbed29f8b0..e1289b4b10 100644
--- a/src/dev/net/ns_gige.cc
+++ b/src/dev/net/ns_gige.cc
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ NSGigE::write(PacketPtr pkt)
                 panic("writing RFDR for something other than pattern matching "
                     "or hashing! %#x\n", rfaddr);
             }
+            break;
 
           case BRAR:
             regs.brar = reg;