diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
index f098a7374..d21cd43b4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ public static String initials(String str, char... delimiters) {
                 buf[count++] = ch;
                 lastWasGap = false;
             } else {
-                // ignore ch
+                continue; // ignore ch
             }
         }
         return new String(buf, 0, count);