diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/l2t.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/l2t.c
index 77c2c538b1fde422606bcf712b8764cd6770f276..301c4df8a56646adb094e49b977e7bd5b0bcba56 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/l2t.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/l2t.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ int cxgb4_l2t_send(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		if (e->state == L2T_STATE_STALE)
 			e->state = L2T_STATE_VALID;
 		spin_unlock_bh(&e->lock);
+		/* fall through */
 	case L2T_STATE_VALID:     /* fast-path, send the packet on */
 		return t4_ofld_send(adap, skb);
 	case L2T_STATE_RESOLVING: