diff --git a/apps/app_macro.c b/apps/app_macro.c
index ce65bef25d..6d9b412f92 100644
--- a/apps/app_macro.c
+++ b/apps/app_macro.c
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ static int _macro_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data, int exclusive)
 			case AST_PBX_KEEPALIVE:
 				ast_debug(2, "Spawn extension (%s,%s,%d) exited KEEPALIVE in macro %s on '%s'\n", chan->context, chan->exten, chan->priority, macro, chan->name);
 				ast_verb(2, "Spawn extension (%s, %s, %d) exited KEEPALIVE in macro '%s' on '%s'\n", chan->context, chan->exten, chan->priority, macro, chan->name);
+				dead = 1;
 				goto out;
-				break;
 			default:
 				ast_debug(2, "Spawn extension (%s,%s,%d) exited non-zero on '%s' in macro '%s'\n", chan->context, chan->exten, chan->priority, chan->name, macro);
 				ast_verb(2, "Spawn extension (%s, %s, %d) exited non-zero on '%s' in macro '%s'\n", chan->context, chan->exten, chan->priority, chan->name, macro);