diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
index 87f5e694dbedd8a7eda74c1a5dccd0e9008e8c93..70be4425ae0be495c0d08d3408a20c3c7d90d6a7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_ata.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ static int smp_ata_check_ready(struct ata_link *link)
 	case SAS_END_DEVICE:
 		if (ex_phy->attached_sata_dev)
 			return sas_ata_clear_pending(dev, ex_phy);
+		/* fall through */
 	default:
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}