diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
index 06a892e36a8d..2ffa39b46970 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pc87413_wdt.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static long pc87413_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		timeout = new_timeout;
 		pc87413_refresh();
-		/* fall through and return the new timeout... */
+		/* fall through - and return the new timeout... */
 	case WDIOC_GETTIMEOUT:
 		new_timeout = timeout * 60;
 		return put_user(new_timeout, uarg.i);