diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c
index 46a603bfa4bd0059c2abeead86bb387eae678f38..793c0cec407f9d36661216d55b55b0ba1fd3c6cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ bool dce_aux_transfer_with_retries(struct ddc_service *ddc,
 			case AUX_TRANSACTION_REPLY_AUX_DEFER:
 			case AUX_TRANSACTION_REPLY_I2C_OVER_AUX_DEFER:
 				retry_on_defer = true;
+				/* fall through */
 			case AUX_TRANSACTION_REPLY_I2C_OVER_AUX_NACK:
 				if (++aux_defer_retries >= AUX_MAX_DEFER_RETRIES) {
 					goto fail;