diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 2792a3cae682..ac306d17f8ad 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ static bool tipc_data_input(struct tipc_link *l, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			skb_queue_tail(mc_inputq, skb);
 			return true;
 		}
-		/* else: fall through */
+		/* fall through */
 	case CONN_MANAGER:
 		skb_queue_tail(inputq, skb);
 		return true;
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 1217c90a363b..8fc5acd4820d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ static __poll_t tipc_poll(struct file *file, struct socket *sock,
 	case TIPC_CONNECTING:
 		if (!tsk->cong_link_cnt && !tsk_conn_cong(tsk))
 			revents |= EPOLLOUT;
-		/* fall thru' */
+		/* fall through */
 	case TIPC_LISTEN:
 		if (!skb_queue_empty(&sk->sk_receive_queue))
 			revents |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
@@ -2416,7 +2416,7 @@ static int tipc_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *dest,
 		 * case is EINPROGRESS, rather than EALREADY.
 		 */
 		res = -EINPROGRESS;
-		/* fall thru' */
+		/* fall through */
 	case TIPC_CONNECTING:
 		if (!timeout) {
 			if (previous == TIPC_CONNECTING)