diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_timer.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_timer.c
index ba127c22539a..0778d28421da 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_timer.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ snd_seq_oss_process_timer_event(struct seq_oss_timer *rec, union evrec *ev)
 		case TMR_WAIT_REL:
 			parm += rec->cur_tick;
 			rec->realtime = 0;
-			/* fall through and continue to next */
+			/* fall through */
 		case TMR_WAIT_ABS:
 			if (parm == 0) {
 				rec->realtime = 1;