diff --git a/ext/racc/cparse/cparse.c b/ext/racc/cparse/cparse.c
index ccb31dcfd8..1afe93c36d 100644
--- a/ext/racc/cparse/cparse.c
+++ b/ext/racc/cparse/cparse.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ parse_main(v, tok, val, resume)
         }
         else if (act == -(v->reduce_n)) {
             goto error;
-          error_return:
+          error_return: ;
         }
         else if (act == v->shift_n) {
             D(puts("accept"));