diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
index b829460fe827..00984b486fea 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-core.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ void pblk_free_rqd(struct pblk *pblk, struct nvm_rq *rqd, int type)
 	switch (type) {
 	case PBLK_WRITE:
 		kfree(((struct pblk_c_ctx *)nvm_rq_to_pdu(rqd))->lun_bitmap);
+		/* fall through */
 	case PBLK_WRITE_INT:
 		pool = &pblk->w_rq_pool;
 		break;