diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
index 5f2e48d41d725b40ec02c3f72ffb735733d3eaa3..374bc1c720481ec3d0e5e2af2c8d661a9a0f8829 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_file.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int v9fs_file_do_lock(struct file *filp, int cmd, struct file_lock *fl)
 		break;
 	default:
 		WARN_ONCE(1, "unknown lock status code: %d\n", status);
-		/* fallthough */
+		/* fall through */
 	case P9_LOCK_ERROR:
 	case P9_LOCK_GRACE:
 		res = -ENOLCK;