diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c b/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c
index 41a2a11535a6..b35f7be20c00 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/riowd.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static long riowd_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return -EINVAL;
 		riowd_timeout = (new_margin + 59) / 60;
 		riowd_writereg(p, riowd_timeout, WDTO_INDEX);
-		/* Fall */
+		/* Fall through */
 
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(riowd_timeout * 60, (int __user *)argp);