1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
index d4cb192dbda..259f8a03b37 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-engine.el
@@ -4516,11 +4516,12 @@ comment at the start of cc-engine.el for more info."
        ((not (memq noerror '(before-literal after-literal)))
         (goto-char bound))
        (t (setq state (parse-partial-sexp state-pos bound nil nil state))
-          (when (or (elt state 3) (elt state 4))
-            (if (eq noerror 'before-literal)
-                (goto-char (elt state 8))
-              (parse-partial-sexp bound (point-max) nil nil
-                                  state 'syntax-table)))))
+          (if (or (elt state 3) (elt state 4))
+              (if (eq noerror 'before-literal)
+                  (goto-char (elt state 8))
+                (parse-partial-sexp bound (point-max) nil nil
+                                    state 'syntax-table))
+            (goto-char bound))))
 
       nil)))