diff --git a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java
index 3147ab0a176..b5186459af7 100644
--- a/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java
+++ b/hbase-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/filter/FilterList.java
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ final public class FilterList extends FilterBase {
       if (isInReturnCodes(rc, ReturnCode.NEXT_ROW)) {
         return ReturnCode.NEXT_ROW;
       }
+      break;
     case SEEK_NEXT_USING_HINT:
       if (isInReturnCodes(rc, ReturnCode.INCLUDE, ReturnCode.INCLUDE_AND_NEXT_COL,
         ReturnCode.INCLUDE_AND_SEEK_NEXT_ROW)) {
@@ -577,6 +578,7 @@ final public class FilterList extends FilterBase {
       if (isInReturnCodes(rc, ReturnCode.SEEK_NEXT_USING_HINT)) {
         return ReturnCode.SEEK_NEXT_USING_HINT;
       }
+      break;
     }
     throw new IllegalStateException(
         "Received code is not valid. rc: " + rc + ", localRC: " + localRC);