diff --git a/net/9p/client.c b/net/9p/client.c
index 0004cbaac4a41d9737e017e257c9083df4969b8a..e86a9bea1d160ccc1a739eee576d0bdbf0483956 100644
--- a/net/9p/client.c
+++ b/net/9p/client.c
@@ -959,7 +959,6 @@ static int p9_client_version(struct p9_client *c)
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ERR(req))
diff --git a/net/caif/cfctrl.c b/net/caif/cfctrl.c
index 0f455227da8320bdcfe42daa61673701b25224fa..f5afda1abc76fe908e8cce160ad032870972424c 100644
--- a/net/caif/cfctrl.c
+++ b/net/caif/cfctrl.c
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ static int cfctrl_recv(struct cflayer *layer, struct cfpkt *pkt)
 	default:
 		pr_err("Unrecognized Control Frame\n");
 		goto error;
-		break;
 	}
 	ret = 0;
 error:
diff --git a/net/core/drop_monitor.c b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
index e70301eb7a4a0472d1ade5bd3d318fe453bd2b8b..50f9a9db57924decc06d50296b77dcfe1ac5fcc9 100644
--- a/net/core/drop_monitor.c
+++ b/net/core/drop_monitor.c
@@ -289,10 +289,8 @@ static int net_dm_cmd_trace(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	switch (info->genlhdr->cmd) {
 	case NET_DM_CMD_START:
 		return set_all_monitor_traces(TRACE_ON);
-		break;
 	case NET_DM_CMD_STOP:
 		return set_all_monitor_traces(TRACE_OFF);
-		break;
 	}
 
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 5b05e364b8aedb24eb4936fb49e4c6a408596d15..8b849ddfef2e743676fe35642cd49d36188dd74d 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ static int strn_len(const char __user * user_buffer, unsigned int maxlen)
 		case '\t':
 		case ' ':
 			goto done_str;
-			break;
 		default:
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_iphc.c b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_iphc.c
index 511ddeee73539b740023a86e8ed95262d91a38ca..a1b7117a9600f3954851e02c4df3894c908aa658 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_iphc.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/6lowpan_iphc.c
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ uncompress_udp_header(struct sk_buff *skb, struct udphdr *uh)
 		default:
 			pr_debug("ERROR: unknown UDP format\n");
 			goto err;
-			break;
 		}
 
 		pr_debug("uncompressed UDP ports: src = %d, dst = %d\n",
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
index b50b9e54cf531cf7ec4b327b650856b72ff677c5..0c289982796dfb6e01a761ff4d49616700da3ba8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c
@@ -1162,7 +1162,6 @@ static int do_ipv6_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 			return -EFAULT;
 
 		return 0;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	case IPV6_TRANSPARENT:
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
index 54bd9790603f253a417971eea50a4157fd0c75ae..8b147440fbdced8dbc23023785596f0565b6ddef 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_ipv6header.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ ipv6header_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
 			break;
 		default:
 			return false;
-			break;
 		}
 
 		nexthdr = hp->nexthdr;
diff --git a/net/irda/af_irda.c b/net/irda/af_irda.c
index 54747c25c86c47709f875cf1a7c1f37872fb8fa1..92fafd485deb610cad0e6a03ac41ede8aed29553 100644
--- a/net/irda/af_irda.c
+++ b/net/irda/af_irda.c
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ static int irda_discover_daddr_and_lsap_sel(struct irda_sock *self, char *name)
 			self->daddr = DEV_ADDR_ANY;
 			kfree(discoveries);
 			return -EHOSTUNREACH;
-			break;
 		}
 	}
 	/* Cleanup our copy of the discovery log */
diff --git a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
index 7ac4d1becbfca373330c8618b4f865c304433e95..1bc49edf22966fdce8c8fbf136a3c4e7800fe5b8 100644
--- a/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
+++ b/net/irda/irlan/irlan_common.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ static int __irlan_insert_param(struct sk_buff *skb, char *param, int type,
 	default:
 		IRDA_DEBUG(2, "%s(), Unknown parameter type!\n", __func__ );
 		return 0;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	/* Insert at end of sk-buffer */
diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 7a95fa4a3de1e558a07485bd8f6dbb3b4dcf32b3..d79f5fb695b851d5be97cb16f81510eb223fce0c 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -1103,7 +1103,6 @@ static int iucv_sock_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
 		default:
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
-			break;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/key/af_key.c b/net/key/af_key.c
index ba2a2f95911c99732dc2e3fb1ae37b9f977d1f5a..1847ec4e39305f205c68acaf50579bfceff4d91f 100644
--- a/net/key/af_key.c
+++ b/net/key/af_key.c
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ static int verify_address_len(const void *p)
 		 * XXX When it can, remove this -EINVAL.  -DaveM
 		 */
 		return -EINVAL;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -536,7 +535,6 @@ pfkey_satype2proto(uint8_t satype)
 		return IPPROTO_ESP;
 	case SADB_X_SATYPE_IPCOMP:
 		return IPPROTO_COMP;
-		break;
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -553,7 +551,6 @@ pfkey_proto2satype(uint16_t proto)
 		return SADB_SATYPE_ESP;
 	case IPPROTO_COMP:
 		return SADB_X_SATYPE_IPCOMP;
-		break;
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 94758b9c9ed48a5d1ea9921f4f9f0da40e34bd0b..214e63b84e5c0eab2a603f7a47c6084a6e567d16 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ static int mesh_path_sel_frame_tx(enum mpath_frame_type action, u8 flags,
 	default:
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -ENOTSUPP;
-		break;
 	}
 	*pos++ = ie_len;
 	*pos++ = flags;
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index 3045a964f39c82152574ef4479e01a0254c88f5a..fe9415e5f91d34a9cb5d99d63dc95050da2a93c3 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ int netlbl_cfg_unlbl_map_add(const char *domain,
 #endif /* IPv6 */
 		default:
 			goto cfg_unlbl_map_add_failure;
-			break;
 		}
 
 		entry->def.addrsel = addrmap;
diff --git a/net/nfc/digital_dep.c b/net/nfc/digital_dep.c
index 171cb9949ab58560bc3d1c997d963e2928cf5aa5..37deb173c956d350cdd3ed395a233525fecb5f55 100644
--- a/net/nfc/digital_dep.c
+++ b/net/nfc/digital_dep.c
@@ -457,12 +457,10 @@ static void digital_tg_recv_dep_req(struct nfc_digital_dev *ddev, void *arg,
 		pr_err("Received a ACK/NACK PDU\n");
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
-		break;
 	case DIGITAL_NFC_DEP_PFB_SUPERVISOR_PDU:
 		pr_err("Received a SUPERVISOR PDU\n");
 		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto exit;
-		break;
 	}
 
 	skb_pull(resp, size);
diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index b85c67ccb797197abf51596ac5f3044131aa97d8..614ca91f785aa4c5006a086cbfd3ee2e25462c7a 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -3071,10 +3071,8 @@ static int packet_dev_mc(struct net_device *dev, struct packet_mclist *i,
 		break;
 	case PACKET_MR_PROMISC:
 		return dev_set_promiscuity(dev, what);
-		break;
 	case PACKET_MR_ALLMULTI:
 		return dev_set_allmulti(dev, what);
-		break;
 	case PACKET_MR_UNICAST:
 		if (i->alen != dev->addr_len)
 			return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/net/sctp/outqueue.c b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
index 9c77947c0597c1c2f646214584a8480e038105e9..d31435e559b23416371106f0a3b93948de420470 100644
--- a/net/sctp/outqueue.c
+++ b/net/sctp/outqueue.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,6 @@ static int sctp_outq_flush(struct sctp_outq *q, int rtx_timeout)
 
 				sctp_outq_head_data(q, chunk);
 				goto sctp_flush_out;
-				break;
 
 			case SCTP_XMIT_OK:
 				/* The sender is in the SHUTDOWN-PENDING state,
diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 5170a1ff95a1dba56ffafc30a9a4fdadf25ce1d4..d3f1ea460c500caf6e39c1a9b2f31f2de28f37a4 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -4182,7 +4182,6 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_unk_chunk(struct net *net,
 	case SCTP_CID_ACTION_DISCARD:
 		/* Discard the packet.  */
 		return sctp_sf_pdiscard(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);
-		break;
 	case SCTP_CID_ACTION_DISCARD_ERR:
 		/* Generate an ERROR chunk as response. */
 		hdr = unk_chunk->chunk_hdr;
@@ -4198,11 +4197,9 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_unk_chunk(struct net *net,
 		/* Discard the packet.  */
 		sctp_sf_pdiscard(net, ep, asoc, type, arg, commands);
 		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
-		break;
 	case SCTP_CID_ACTION_SKIP:
 		/* Skip the chunk.  */
 		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_DISCARD;
-		break;
 	case SCTP_CID_ACTION_SKIP_ERR:
 		/* Generate an ERROR chunk as response. */
 		hdr = unk_chunk->chunk_hdr;
@@ -4216,7 +4213,6 @@ sctp_disposition_t sctp_sf_unk_chunk(struct net *net,
 		}
 		/* Skip the chunk.  */
 		return SCTP_DISPOSITION_CONSUME;
-		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 8c5600cfcc3ed679a0371bd0c9b4aedb55270183..de01622672b2bdf8cbc53d0c4e4ba82118a7da04 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -2028,7 +2028,6 @@ int tipc_ioctl(struct socket *sk, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 			return 0;
 		}
 		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-		break;
 	default:
 		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 	}