diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index 42b67d2cea370..a38b3edc68511 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static int check_kill_permission(int sig, struct kernel_siginfo *info,
 			 */
 			if (!sid || sid == task_session(current))
 				break;
-			/* fall through */
+			fallthrough;
 		default:
 			return -EPERM;
 		}