diff --git a/libraries/fof/dispatcher/dispatcher.php b/libraries/fof/dispatcher/dispatcher.php
index e253b15db7ac9..e1aa31d92d0cd 100644
--- a/libraries/fof/dispatcher/dispatcher.php
+++ b/libraries/fof/dispatcher/dispatcher.php
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * @subpackage  dispatcher
  * @copyright   Copyright (C) 2010-2016 Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos / Akeeba Ltd. All rights reserved.
  * @license     GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
+ *
+ * @note        This file has been modified by the Joomla! Project in early 2019, replacing `continue` with `continue 2`, to ensure PHP 7.3+ compatibility.
  */
 // Protect from unauthorized access
 defined('FOF_INCLUDED') or die;
@@ -521,22 +523,22 @@ public function transparentAuthentication()
 
 					if (empty($this->fofAuth_Key))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					if ($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] != '_fof_auth')
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					$encryptedData = $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'];
@@ -549,7 +551,7 @@ public function transparentAuthentication()
 
 					if (empty($encryptedData))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					$authInfo = $this->_decryptWithTOTP($encryptedData);
@@ -558,12 +560,12 @@ public function transparentAuthentication()
 				case 'HTTPBasicAuth_Plaintext':
 					if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					if (!isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW']))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					$authInfo = array(
@@ -577,7 +579,7 @@ public function transparentAuthentication()
 
 					if (empty($jsonencoded))
 					{
-						continue;
+						continue 2;
 					}
 
 					$authInfo = json_decode($jsonencoded, true);
@@ -606,7 +608,7 @@ public function transparentAuthentication()
 					break;
 
 				default:
-					continue;
+					continue 2;
 
 					break;
 			}