diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index a04edbcdf1..6d9c82297a 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -8621,6 +8621,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #ifdef TARGET_ARM
             case QEMU_OPTION_old_param:
                 old_param = 1;
+                break;
 #endif
             case QEMU_OPTION_clock:
                 configure_alarms(optarg);