diff --git a/src/go/parser/parser.go b/src/go/parser/parser.go
index 1207b5f24b98e3..6061c10a31cfd4 100644
--- a/src/go/parser/parser.go
+++ b/src/go/parser/parser.go
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseBranchStmt(tok token.Token) *ast.BranchStmt {
 
 	pos := p.expect(tok)
 	var label *ast.Ident
-	if (tok != token.FALLTHROUGH && p.tok == token.IDENT) || tok == token.GOTO {
+	if tok == token.GOTO || ((tok == token.CONTINUE || tok == token.BREAK) && p.tok == token.IDENT) {
 		label = p.parseIdent()
 	}
 	p.expectSemi()