diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index afe965712a69..dea2e23520e0 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ int arch_bp_generic_fields(int sh_len, int sh_type,
 	switch (sh_type) {
 	case SH_BREAKPOINT_READ:
 		*gen_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_R;
+		break;
 	case SH_BREAKPOINT_WRITE:
 		*gen_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
 		break;