diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conctl.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conctl.c
index 9619ecbf8bdf..551e921a8f78 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conctl.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/conctl.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ lst_debug_ioctl(struct lstio_debug_args *args)
 
 	case LST_OPC_BATCHSRV:
 		client = 0;
+		/* fall through */
 	case LST_OPC_BATCHCLI:
 		if (!name)
 			goto out;