diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sample-util.c b/src/pulsecore/sample-util.c
index fee22c77e..56d89c8ca 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sample-util.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sample-util.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void pa_silence_memory(void *p, size_t length, const pa_sample_spec *spec) {
             break;
         case PA_SAMPLE_ULAW:
             c = 0xff;
-            breaK;
+            break;
         default:
             pa_assert_not_reached();
     }