diff --git a/sbin/dhclient/clparse.c b/sbin/dhclient/clparse.c
--- a/sbin/dhclient/clparse.c
+++ b/sbin/dhclient/clparse.c
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
 parse_client_statement(FILE *cfile, struct interface_info *ip,
     struct client_config *config)
 {
-	int		 token;
 	char		*val;
 	struct option	*option;
 	time_t		 tmp;
@@ -290,15 +289,11 @@
 		parse_reject_statement(cfile, config);
 		return;
 	default:
-		parse_warn("expecting a statement.");
-		skip_to_semi(cfile);
 		break;
 	}
-	token = next_token(&val, cfile);
-	if (token != SEMI) {
-		parse_warn("semicolon expected.");
-		skip_to_semi(cfile);
-	}
+
+	parse_warn("expecting a statement.");
+	skip_to_semi(cfile);
 }
 
 unsigned
@@ -637,7 +632,7 @@
 		if (token != STRING) {
 			parse_warn("expecting interface name (in quotes).");
 			skip_to_semi(cfile);
-			break;
+			return;
 		}
 		ip = interface_or_dummy(val);
 		*ipp = ip;
@@ -674,7 +669,7 @@
 	default:
 		parse_warn("expecting lease declaration.");
 		skip_to_semi(cfile);
-		break;
+		return;
 	}
 	token = next_token(&val, cfile);
 	if (token != SEMI) {