diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
index 27821480105e..eb694756c4bb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ predicate_parse(const char *str, int nr_parens, int nr_preds,
 					ptr++;
 					break;
 				}
+				/* fall through */
 			default:
 				parse_error(pe, FILT_ERR_TOO_MANY_PREDS,
 					    next - str);