diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
index 49b80da51ba7..805ab45e9b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
@@ -565,8 +565,10 @@ static inline bool nicvf_xdp_rx(struct nicvf *nic, struct bpf_prog *prog,
 		return true;
 	default:
 		bpf_warn_invalid_xdp_action(action);
+		/* fall through */
 	case XDP_ABORTED:
 		trace_xdp_exception(nic->netdev, prog, action);
+		/* fall through */
 	case XDP_DROP:
 		/* Check if it's a recycled page, if not
 		 * unmap the DMA mapping.