diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 6b8a256c0705..1cb71cb27ff1 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ static bool cg_sockopt_is_valid_access(int off, int size,
 			return prog->expected_attach_type ==
 				BPF_CGROUP_GETSOCKOPT;
 		case offsetof(struct bpf_sockopt, optname):
-			/* fallthrough */
+			fallthrough;
 		case offsetof(struct bpf_sockopt, level):
 			if (size != size_default)
 				return false;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c b/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
index c9fc7b19b07b..d94e76fed316 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cpumap.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int cpu_map_bpf_prog_run_xdp(struct bpf_cpu_map_entry *rcpu,
 			break;
 		default:
 			bpf_warn_invalid_xdp_action(act);
-			/* fallthrough */
+			fallthrough;
 		case XDP_DROP:
 			xdp_return_frame(xdpf);
 			stats->drop++;
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
index d83164f9773c..a6a92eec83ef 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/syscall.c
@@ -2056,7 +2056,7 @@ bpf_prog_load_check_attach(enum bpf_prog_type prog_type,
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_EXT:
 		if (expected_attach_type)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		/* fallthrough */
+		fallthrough;
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
index 272235c28b55..1d7f8ee6c89f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -12398,7 +12398,7 @@ int bpf_check_attach_target(struct bpf_verifier_log *log,
 	default:
 		if (!prog_extension)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		/* fallthrough */
+		fallthrough;
 	case BPF_MODIFY_RETURN:
 	case BPF_LSM_MAC:
 	case BPF_TRACE_FENTRY: