diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index 1d5bdf3a4b65..f9ec8e7507b6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ batadv_mcast_forw_mode(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (*orig)
 			return BATADV_FORW_SINGLE;
 
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case 0:
 		return BATADV_FORW_NONE;
 	default:
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 5ee8e9a100f9..697f2da12487 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static netdev_tx_t batadv_interface_tx(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case ETH_P_BATMAN:
 		goto dropped;
 	}
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ void batadv_interface_rx(struct net_device *soft_iface,
 		if (vhdr->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto != htons(ETH_P_BATMAN))
 			break;
 
-		/* fall through */
+		fallthrough;
 	case ETH_P_BATMAN:
 		goto dropped;
 	}