diff --git a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
index 573428eca1..87da9ff99c 100644
--- a/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
+++ b/hw/ipmi/ipmi_bmc_extern.c
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ static void addchar(IPMIBmcExtern *ibe, unsigned char ch)
         ibe->outbuf[ibe->outlen] = VM_ESCAPE_CHAR;
         ibe->outlen++;
         ch |= 0x10;
-        /* No break */
-
+        /* fall through */
     default:
         ibe->outbuf[ibe->outlen] = ch;
         ibe->outlen++;