diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
index 653936177857..18f244aad7aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_32_mmu.c
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ static int kvmppc_mmu_book3s_32_xlate_pte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gva_t eaddr,
 				case 2:
 				case 6:
 					pte->may_write = true;
+					/* fall through */
 				case 3:
 				case 5:
 				case 7: