diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index d37c75d755fca4ae76e332d242e9aeb8d90cec86..6c898640020d71e1e729bc6a26141d21749a61a4 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ bool write_file(const char *name, FILE *f_open, bool tmp, append_type
 	free(backupname);
     }
 
+    skip_backup:
 #endif /* !NANO_TINY */
 
     /* If NOFOLLOW_SYMLINKS is set and the file is a link, we aren't