diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/halmac/rtl_halmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/halmac/rtl_halmac.c
index 6448a8bfc14b71f5b674a38ecebf6d3d26900b2b..66f0a6dfc52c5378efb84b0d7614b6fa1a229209 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/halmac/rtl_halmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/halmac/rtl_halmac.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static int _send_general_info(struct rtl_priv *rtlpriv)
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_HALMAC, DBG_WARNING,
 			 "%s: halmac_send_general_info() fail because fw not dl!\n",
 			 __func__);
-	/* fallthrough here */
+	/* fall through */
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}