diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
index f2e4e1eeb8dd..cc262284a6aa 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/ib700wdt.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static long ibwdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		if (ibwdt_set_heartbeat(new_margin))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		ibwdt_ping();
-		/* Fall */
+		/* fall through */
 
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timeout, p);