diff --git a/src/cpp.c b/src/cpp.c
index 93db7e9..54ec1ee 100644
--- a/src/cpp.c
+++ b/src/cpp.c
@@ -988,8 +988,8 @@ for (;;) {
 	} else if (np == pragmaloc) {		/* pragma */
 		while (*inp != '\n')		/* pass text */
 			p = cotoken(p);
-#ifdef EXIT_ON_ERROR
 	} else if (np == errorloc) {		/* error */
+#ifdef	EXIT_ON_ERROR
 		if (trulvl > 0) {
 			char ebuf[BUFFERSIZ];
 
@@ -1008,6 +1008,9 @@ for (;;) {
 			pperror(ebuf);
 			exit(exfail);
 		}
+#else
+		while (*inp != '\n')		/* pass text */
+			p = cotoken(p);
 #endif
 	} else if (np==lneloc) {/* line */
 		if (flslvl==0 && pflag==0) {