diff --git a/fs/hpfs/buffer.c b/fs/hpfs/buffer.c
index e285d6b3bba4..d39246865c51 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/buffer.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void hpfs_prefetch_sectors(struct super_block *s, unsigned secno, int n)
 			return;
 		}
 		brelse(bh);
-	};
+	}
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	while (n > 0) {