diff --git a/lib-src/etags.c b/lib-src/etags.c
index eee2c596262..4672e3491da 100644
--- a/lib-src/etags.c
+++ b/lib-src/etags.c
@@ -4197,9 +4197,9 @@ C_entries (int c_ext, FILE *inf)
 	      break;
 	    }
 	  FALLTHROUGH;
-	resetfvdef:
 	case '#': case '~': case '&': case '%': case '/':
 	case '|': case '^': case '!': case '.': case '?':
+	resetfvdef:
 	  if (definedef != dnone)
 	    break;
 	  /* These surely cannot follow a function tag in C. */