diff --git a/lib/bufferreader.js b/lib/bufferreader.js
index 76f8b4049..3cd587f22 100644
--- a/lib/bufferreader.js
+++ b/lib/bufferreader.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ BufferReader.prototype.readVarintBuf = function() {
   var first = this.buf.readUInt8(this.pos);
   switch (first) {
     case 0xFD:
-      return this.buffer(1 + 2);;
+      return this.buffer(1 + 2);
     case 0xFE:
       return this.buffer(1 + 4);
     case 0xFF: