diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/arcfb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/arcfb.c
index 7e87d0d616581..a48741aab2403 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/arcfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/arcfb.c
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ static int arcfb_ioctl(struct fb_info *info,
 			schedule();
 			finish_wait(&arcfb_waitq, &wait);
 		}
+		/* fall through */
+
 		case FBIO_GETCONTROL2:
 		{
 			unsigned char ctl2;