diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
index 43d0cbb7ba0b..814cdf539b0f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sch311x_wdt.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static long sch311x_wdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		if (sch311x_wdt_set_heartbeat(new_timeout))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		sch311x_wdt_keepalive();
-		/* Fall */
+		/* Fall through */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timeout, p);
 	default: