diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp
index 2877a2c5a..39c5abe34 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actionequip.cpp
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ namespace MWWorld
         switch(MWWorld::Class::get (object).canBeEquipped (actor, object))
         {
             case 0:
-                return; //Item cannot be equipped, so function breaks.
+                return;
             case 2:
                 invStore.equip(MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slot_CarriedLeft, invStore.end());
+                break;
             case 3:
                 invStore.equip(MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slot_CarriedRight, invStore.end());
+                break;
         }
 
         // equip the item in the first free slot
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index 9f51db353..782e3f920 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -192,8 +192,10 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::autoEquip (const MWWorld::Ptr& npc)
                     continue;
                 case 2:
                     invStore.equip(MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slot_CarriedLeft, invStore.end());
+                    break;
                 case 3:
                     invStore.equip(MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slot_CarriedRight, invStore.end());
+                    break;
             }
 
             if (!itemsSlots.second) // if itemsSlots.second is true, item can stay stacked when equipped