diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
index 2f28db3ed..8429bf791 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp
@@ -903,11 +903,13 @@ ASTPointer<Statement> Parser::parseStatement()
 		{
 			statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<PlaceholderStatement>(docString);
 			m_scanner->next();
-			break;
 		}
-	// fall-through
+		else
+			statement = parseSimpleStatement(docString);
+		break;
 	default:
 		statement = parseSimpleStatement(docString);
+		break;
 	}
 	expectToken(Token::Semicolon);
 	return statement;
diff --git a/libsolidity/parsing/Scanner.cpp b/libsolidity/parsing/Scanner.cpp
index fdca23ea1..6541f6c2f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/parsing/Scanner.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/parsing/Scanner.cpp
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ void Scanner::scanToken()
 		m_nextToken.location.start = sourcePos();
 		switch (m_char)
 		{
-		case '\n': // fall-through
+		case '\n':
 		case ' ':
 		case '\t':
 			token = selectToken(Token::Whitespace);