diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
index d8f7add935dff..9b643c2409cf8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/qp.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ int hfi1_setup_wqe(struct rvt_qp *qp, struct rvt_swqe *wqe, bool *call_send)
 	switch (qp->ibqp.qp_type) {
 	case IB_QPT_RC:
 		hfi1_setup_tid_rdma_wqe(qp, wqe);
+		/* fall through */
 	case IB_QPT_UC:
 		if (wqe->length > 0x80000000U)
 			return -EINVAL;