diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-device.c b/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
index 3dc1cbf849db..b785e936244f 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-device.c
@@ -957,7 +957,7 @@ static void set_broadcast_channel(struct fw_device *device, int generation)
 				device->bc_implemented = BC_IMPLEMENTED;
 				break;
 			}
-			/* else fall through to case address error */
+			/* else, fall through - to case address error */
 		case RCODE_ADDRESS_ERROR:
 			device->bc_implemented = BC_UNIMPLEMENTED;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-iso.c b/drivers/firewire/core-iso.c
index 42566b7be8f5..df8a56a979b9 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-iso.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-iso.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static int manage_channel(struct fw_card *card, int irm_id, int generation,
 			if ((data[0] & bit) == (data[1] & bit))
 				continue;
 
-			/* 1394-1995 IRM, fall through to retry. */
+			/* fall through - It's a 1394-1995 IRM, retry. */
 		default:
 			if (retry) {
 				retry--;
diff --git a/drivers/firewire/core-topology.c b/drivers/firewire/core-topology.c
index 46bd22dde535..94a13fca8267 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/core-topology.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/core-topology.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static u32 *count_ports(u32 *sid, int *total_port_count, int *child_port_count)
 		switch (port_type) {
 		case SELFID_PORT_CHILD:
 			(*child_port_count)++;
+			/* fall through */
 		case SELFID_PORT_PARENT:
 		case SELFID_PORT_NCONN:
 			(*total_port_count)++;