diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 1f84794f0759327c387d602cddccb3d479188f92..73ef56c5a8b373bccbe8451746bbf67e90808dc3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ void __init arch_init_ideal_nops(void)
 			ideal_nops = intel_nops;
 #endif
 		}
-
+		break;
 	default:
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 		ideal_nops = k8_nops;