diff --git a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
index ac598ec90589..d21a9d128d3e 100644
--- a/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/net/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -1867,6 +1867,7 @@ static int ipx_ioctl(struct socket *sock, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		rc = -EPERM;
 		if (!capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
 			break;
+		/* fall through */
 	case SIOCGIFADDR:
 		rc = ipxitf_ioctl(cmd, argp);
 		break;