diff --git a/notwa-util/cosmocc b/notwa-util/cosmocc
index 266e289..eba369d 100755
--- a/notwa-util/cosmocc
+++ b/notwa-util/cosmocc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ is_conftest=0
 for x in "$@"; do
     [ $any = 1 ] || set --
     any=1
-    if [ "$x" = --version ]; then continue
+    if [ "$x" = --version ]; then
         printf '%s\n' \
 'x86_64-linux-musl-gcc (GCC) 9.2.0' \
 'Copyright (C) 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.' \