diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c
index d0ee58d16e56..7b014ca62598 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/klnds/socklnd/socklnd.c
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ ksocknal_base_shutdown(void)
 	switch (ksocknal_data.ksnd_init) {
 	default:
 		LASSERT(0);
-
+		/* fall through */
 	case SOCKNAL_INIT_ALL:
 	case SOCKNAL_INIT_DATA:
 		LASSERT(ksocknal_data.ksnd_peers);