diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
index bc7addc2dc06..10e2cda0ee5a 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wdt_pci.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static long wdtpci_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		if (wdtpci_set_heartbeat(new_heartbeat))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		wdtpci_ping();
-		/* Fall */
+		/* fall through */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(heartbeat, p);
 	default: