diff --git a/usr.bin/sed/main.c b/usr.bin/sed/main.c
index 566fd57271..2b01a83299 100644
--- a/usr.bin/sed/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/sed/main.c
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ cu_fgets(char *buf, int n, int *more)
 				err(1, "%s", script->s);
 			fname = script->s;
 			state = ST_FILE;
-			goto again;
 		case CU_STRING:
 			if (((size_t)snprintf(string_ident,
 			    sizeof(string_ident), "\"%s\"", script->s)) >=
@@ -238,8 +237,8 @@ cu_fgets(char *buf, int n, int *more)
 			fname = string_ident;
 			s = script->s;
 			state = ST_STRING;
-			goto again;
 		}
+		goto again;
 	case ST_FILE:
 		if ((p = fgets(buf, n, f)) != NULL) {
 			linenum++;