diff --git a/src/aodv/model/aodv-rtable.cc b/src/aodv/model/aodv-rtable.cc
index 6962c7453..bab8b1930 100644
--- a/src/aodv/model/aodv-rtable.cc
+++ b/src/aodv/model/aodv-rtable.cc
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ RoutingTableEntry::GetPrecursors(std::vector<Ipv4Address>& prec) const
             if (*j == *i)
             {
                 result = false;
+                break;
             }
         }
         if (result)