diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
index 7d7db0c5a64e..f61944369c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/advantechwdt.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static long advwdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		if (advwdt_set_heartbeat(new_timeout))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		advwdt_ping();
-		/* Fall */
+		/* fall through */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timeout, p);
 	default: