diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
index 0045da3bb69a..9a04a752af13 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void r8712_usb_read_port_complete(struct urb *purb)
 				padapter->driver_stopped = true;
 				break;
 			}
-			/* Fall through. */
+			fallthrough;
 		case -EPROTO:
 			r8712_read_port(padapter, precvpriv->ff_hwaddr, 0,
 				  (unsigned char *)precvbuf);