diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
index db0da7ea4fd8..93c5b610e264 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/wafer5823wdt.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static long wafwdt_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 		timeout = new_timeout;
 		wafwdt_stop();
 		wafwdt_start();
-		/* Fall */
+		/* Fall through */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timeout, p);