diff --git a/ipc/shm.c b/ipc/shm.c
index fd296135a5e6..f1ed36e3ac9f 100644
--- a/ipc/shm.c
+++ b/ipc/shm.c
@@ -1380,7 +1380,6 @@ static long compat_ksys_shmctl(int shmid, int cmd, void __user *uptr, int versio
 	case SHM_LOCK:
 	case SHM_UNLOCK:
 		return shmctl_do_lock(ns, shmid, cmd);
-		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}