diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
index 87333a41f753..72d15fd1f183 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc60xxwdt.c
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ static long fop_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 		timeout = new_timeout;
 		wdt_keepalive();
-		/* Fall through */
 	}
+		/* Fall through */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timeout, p);
 	default: