diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
index 7e3d82cff3d5..31eccb8533d2 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma8452.c
@@ -1547,6 +1547,7 @@ static int mma8452_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	case FXLS8471_DEVICE_ID:
 		if (ret == data->chip_info->chip_id)
 			break;
+		/* else: fall through */
 	default:
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}