diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
index 3a3498afa427e14d699dbdd0ae24477a35f79cfe..6476bfb79f44692f147c8d18e0a0e6459b543874 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/kcs_bmc.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ static void kcs_bmc_handle_data(struct kcs_bmc *kcs_bmc)
 	switch (kcs_bmc->phase) {
 	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_START:
 		kcs_bmc->phase = KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA;
+		/* fall through */
 
 	case KCS_PHASE_WRITE_DATA:
 		if (kcs_bmc->data_in_idx < KCS_MSG_BUFSIZ) {