diff --git a/arch/mips/ar7/setup.c b/arch/mips/ar7/setup.c
index 7bb9a670bb73..e621dcf42b85 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ar7/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ar7/setup.c
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const char *get_system_type(void)
 		case TITAN_CHIP_1060:
 			return "TI AR7 (TNETV1060)";
 		}
+		/* fall through */
 	default:
 		return "TI AR7 (unknown)";
 	}
diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
index 298b46b4e9cb..42a8668b6fe6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void __init ath79_detect_sys_type(void)
 	case REV_ID_MAJOR_QCA9533_V2:
 		ver = 2;
 		ath79_soc_rev = 2;
-		/* drop through */
+		/* fall through */
 
 	case REV_ID_MAJOR_QCA9533:
 		ath79_soc = ATH79_SOC_QCA9533;
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c
index 172dd8397178..a1093934c616 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/dev-flash.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ static int __init bcm63xx_detect_flash_type(void)
 		case STRAPBUS_6368_BOOT_SEL_PARALLEL:
 			return BCM63XX_FLASH_TYPE_PARALLEL;
 		}
+		/* fall through */
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-pko.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-pko.c
index 676fab50dd2b..b077597c668a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-pko.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/executive/cvmx-pko.c
@@ -485,11 +485,11 @@ cvmx_pko_status_t cvmx_pko_config_port(uint64_t port, uint64_t base_queue,
 			config.s.qos_mask = 0xff;
 			break;
 		case CVMX_PKO_QUEUE_STATIC_PRIORITY:
-			/* Pass 1 will fall through to the error case */
 			if (!cvmx_octeon_is_pass1()) {
 				config.s.qos_mask = 0xff;
 				break;
 			}
+			/* fall through - to the error case, when Pass 1 */
 		default:
 			cvmx_dprintf("ERROR: cvmx_pko_config_port: Invalid "
 				     "priority %llu\n",