diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
index 12cdee7d5069..90d67e6d8e8b 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sbc7240_wdt.c
@@ -194,9 +194,8 @@ static long fop_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 		if (wdt_set_timeout(new_timeout))
 			return -EINVAL;
-
-		/* Fall through */
 	}
+	/* Fall through */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		return put_user(timeout, (int __user *)arg);
 	default: