diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index c83ffe912163..38e946fdd041 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ static int compat_mtw_from_user(const struct compat_ebt_entry_mwt *mwt,
 			size_kern = match_size;
 		module_put(match->me);
 		break;
-	case EBT_COMPAT_WATCHER: /* fallthrough */
+	case EBT_COMPAT_WATCHER:
 	case EBT_COMPAT_TARGET:
 		wt = xt_request_find_target(NFPROTO_BRIDGE, name,
 					    mwt->u.revision);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
index 56621d6bfd29..920b7c4331f0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipset/ip_set_core.c
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ ip_set_dump_do(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 				goto next_set;
 			if (set->variant->uref)
 				set->variant->uref(set, cb, true);
-			/* fall through */
+			fallthrough;
 		default:
 			ret = set->variant->list(set, skb, cb);
 			if (!cb->args[IPSET_CB_ARG0])
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c
index 573cb4481481..e697a824b001 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_asn1.c
@@ -257,15 +257,15 @@ static unsigned int get_uint(struct bitstr *bs, int b)
 	case 4:
 		v |= *bs->cur++;
 		v <<= 8;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case 3:
 		v |= *bs->cur++;
 		v <<= 8;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case 2:
 		v |= *bs->cur++;
 		v <<= 8;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case 1:
 		v |= *bs->cur++;
 		break;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
index a0560d175a7f..95f79980348c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ void nf_ct_netns_put(struct net *net, uint8_t nfproto)
 	switch (nfproto) {
 	case NFPROTO_BRIDGE:
 		nf_ct_netns_do_put(net, NFPROTO_BRIDGE);
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case NFPROTO_INET:
 		nf_ct_netns_do_put(net, NFPROTO_IPV4);
 		nf_ct_netns_do_put(net, NFPROTO_IPV6);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index 1926fd56df56..6892e497781c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_tcp_packet(struct nf_conn *ct,
 				return -NF_REPEAT;
 			return NF_DROP;
 		}
-		/* Fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_IGNORE:
 		/* Ignored packets:
 		 *
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index 6a26299cb064..a604f43e3e6b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ print_tuple(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 			   ntohs(tuple->src.u.tcp.port),
 			   ntohs(tuple->dst.u.tcp.port));
 		break;
-	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE: /* fallthrough */
+	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE:
 	case IPPROTO_UDP:
 		seq_printf(s, "sport=%hu dport=%hu ",
 			   ntohs(tuple->src.u.udp.port),
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index bfc555fcbc72..ea923f8cf9c4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static void nf_nat_l4proto_unique_tuple(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 	static const unsigned int max_attempts = 128;
 
 	switch (tuple->dst.protonum) {
-	case IPPROTO_ICMP: /* fallthrough */
+	case IPPROTO_ICMP:
 	case IPPROTO_ICMPV6:
 		/* id is same for either direction... */
 		keyptr = &tuple->src.u.icmp.id;
@@ -442,11 +442,11 @@ static void nf_nat_l4proto_unique_tuple(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 		}
 		goto find_free_id;
 #endif
-	case IPPROTO_UDP:	/* fallthrough */
-	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE:	/* fallthrough */
-	case IPPROTO_TCP:	/* fallthrough */
-	case IPPROTO_SCTP:	/* fallthrough */
-	case IPPROTO_DCCP:	/* fallthrough */
+	case IPPROTO_UDP:
+	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE:
+	case IPPROTO_TCP:
+	case IPPROTO_SCTP:
+	case IPPROTO_DCCP:
 		if (maniptype == NF_NAT_MANIP_SRC)
 			keyptr = &tuple->src.u.all;
 		else
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c
index ebcdc8e54476..9cca35d22927 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_synproxy_core.c
@@ -704,8 +704,7 @@ ipv4_synproxy_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		nf_ct_seqadj_init(ct, ctinfo, 0);
 		synproxy->tsoff = 0;
 		this_cpu_inc(snet->stats->conn_reopened);
-
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
 		if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
 			return NF_DROP;
@@ -1128,8 +1127,7 @@ ipv6_synproxy_hook(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		nf_ct_seqadj_init(ct, ctinfo, 0);
 		synproxy->tsoff = 0;
 		this_cpu_inc(snet->stats->conn_reopened);
-
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT:
 		if (!synproxy_parse_options(skb, thoff, th, &opts))
 			return NF_DROP;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 6708a4f2eec8..0d96e4eb754d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -4375,7 +4375,7 @@ void nf_tables_deactivate_set(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_set *set,
 	case NFT_TRANS_ABORT:
 	case NFT_TRANS_RELEASE:
 		set->use--;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	default:
 		nf_tables_unbind_set(ctx, set, binding,
 				     phase == NFT_TRANS_COMMIT);
@@ -6256,7 +6256,7 @@ void nf_tables_deactivate_flowtable(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	case NFT_TRANS_ABORT:
 	case NFT_TRANS_RELEASE:
 		flowtable->use--;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	default:
 		return;
 	}
@@ -7262,7 +7262,7 @@ static int nf_tables_validate(struct net *net)
 		break;
 	case NFT_VALIDATE_NEED:
 		nft_validate_state_update(net, NFT_VALIDATE_DO);
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case NFT_VALIDATE_DO:
 		list_for_each_entry(table, &net->nft.tables, list) {
 			if (nft_table_validate(net, table) < 0)
@@ -8336,7 +8336,7 @@ static int nft_verdict_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, struct nft_data *data,
 		default:
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case NFT_CONTINUE:
 	case NFT_BREAK:
 	case NFT_RETURN:
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
index 96c74c4c7176..587897a2498b 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ nft_do_chain(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, void *priv)
 		jumpstack[stackptr].chain = chain;
 		jumpstack[stackptr].rules = rules + 1;
 		stackptr++;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case NFT_GOTO:
 		nft_trace_packet(&info, chain, rule,
 				 NFT_TRACETYPE_RULE);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
index da915c224a82..89a381f7f945 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static int cttimeout_default_get(struct net *net, struct sock *ctnl,
 	case IPPROTO_TCP:
 		timeouts = nf_tcp_pernet(net)->timeouts;
 		break;
-	case IPPROTO_UDP: /* fallthrough */
+	case IPPROTO_UDP:
 	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE:
 		timeouts = nf_udp_pernet(net)->timeouts;
 		break;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c b/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
index 8a28c127effc..16f4d84599ac 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void nft_cmp_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	case NFT_CMP_LT:
 		if (d == 0)
 			goto mismatch;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case NFT_CMP_LTE:
 		if (d > 0)
 			goto mismatch;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void nft_cmp_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	case NFT_CMP_GT:
 		if (d == 0)
 			goto mismatch;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case NFT_CMP_GTE:
 		if (d < 0)
 			goto mismatch;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
index 77258af1fce0..322bd674963e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void nft_ct_get_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 		return;
 	}
 #endif
-	case NFT_CT_BYTES: /* fallthrough */
+	case NFT_CT_BYTES:
 	case NFT_CT_PKTS: {
 		const struct nf_conn_acct *acct = nf_conn_acct_find(ct);
 		u64 count = 0;
@@ -1013,8 +1013,8 @@ static int nft_ct_helper_obj_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 		help6 = nf_conntrack_helper_try_module_get(name, family,
 							   priv->l4proto);
 		break;
-	case NFPROTO_NETDEV: /* fallthrough */
-	case NFPROTO_BRIDGE: /* same */
+	case NFPROTO_NETDEV:
+	case NFPROTO_BRIDGE:
 	case NFPROTO_INET:
 		help4 = nf_conntrack_helper_try_module_get(name, NFPROTO_IPV4,
 							   priv->l4proto);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_fib.c b/net/netfilter/nft_fib.c
index cfac0964f48d..4dfdaeaf09a5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_fib.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_fib.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int nft_fib_validate(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	unsigned int hooks;
 
 	switch (priv->result) {
-	case NFT_FIB_RESULT_OIF: /* fallthrough */
+	case NFT_FIB_RESULT_OIF:
 	case NFT_FIB_RESULT_OIFNAME:
 		hooks = (1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING);
 		break;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
index a7de3a58f553..ed7cb9f747f6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int nft_payload_l4csum_offset(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
 	case IPPROTO_UDP:
 		if (!nft_payload_udp_checksum(skb, pkt->xt.thoff))
 			return -1;
-		/* Fall through. */
+		fallthrough;
 	case IPPROTO_UDPLITE:
 		*l4csum_offset = offsetof(struct udphdr, check);
 		break;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/utils.c b/net/netfilter/utils.c
index 51b454d8fa9c..cedf47ab3c6f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/utils.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/utils.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ __sum16 nf_ip_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 			break;
 		}
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case CHECKSUM_NONE:
 		if (protocol != IPPROTO_TCP && protocol != IPPROTO_UDP)
 			skb->csum = 0;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static __sum16 nf_ip_checksum_partial(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 	case CHECKSUM_COMPLETE:
 		if (len == skb->len - dataoff)
 			return nf_ip_checksum(skb, hook, dataoff, protocol);
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case CHECKSUM_NONE:
 		skb->csum = csum_tcpudp_nofold(iph->saddr, iph->daddr, protocol,
 					       skb->len - dataoff, 0);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ __sum16 nf_ip6_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 			skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
 			break;
 		}
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case CHECKSUM_NONE:
 		skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(
 				csum_ipv6_magic(&ip6h->saddr, &ip6h->daddr,
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static __sum16 nf_ip6_checksum_partial(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int hook,
 	case CHECKSUM_COMPLETE:
 		if (len == skb->len - dataoff)
 			return nf_ip6_checksum(skb, hook, dataoff, protocol);
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case CHECKSUM_NONE:
 		hsum = skb_checksum(skb, 0, dataoff, 0);
 		skb->csum = ~csum_unfold(csum_ipv6_magic(&ip6h->saddr,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 99a468be4a59..8b2daccaf8df 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ static void *xt_mttg_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *ppos,
 		trav->curr = trav->curr->next;
 		if (trav->curr != trav->head)
 			break;
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	default:
 		return NULL;
 	}