diff --git a/dlls/webservices/reader.c b/dlls/webservices/reader.c
index 10f3aab9f10..f701dce3de7 100644
--- a/dlls/webservices/reader.c
+++ b/dlls/webservices/reader.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ void free_node( struct node *node )
     {
         WS_XML_COMMENT_NODE *comment = (WS_XML_COMMENT_NODE *)node;
         heap_free( comment->value.bytes );
+        break;
     }
     case WS_XML_NODE_TYPE_END_ELEMENT:
     case WS_XML_NODE_TYPE_EOF: