diff --git a/kernel/mars_net.c b/kernel/mars_net.c
index 35a38435..5a1e78d0 100644
--- a/kernel/mars_net.c
+++ b/kernel/mars_net.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,9 @@ int _desc_send_item(struct mars_socket *msock, const void *data, const struct ma
 		if (unlikely(status < 0))
 			return status;
 		/* fallthrough */
+		goto label_default;
 	default:
+	label_default:
 		if (likely(len > 0)) {
 			status = mars_send_raw(msock, item, len, cork);
 			if (unlikely(status < 0))
@@ -1109,7 +1111,9 @@ int _desc_recv_item(struct mars_socket *msock, void *data, const struct mars_des
 		}
 
 		/* fallthrough */
+		goto label_default;
 	default:
+	label_default:
 		if (likely(len > 0)) {
 			status = mars_recv_raw(msock, item, len, len);
 			if (unlikely(status < 0))