diff --git a/kernel/capability.c b/kernel/capability.c
index 7718d7dcadc7..cfbbcb68e11e 100644
--- a/kernel/capability.c
+++ b/kernel/capability.c
@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ static int cap_validate_magic(cap_user_header_t header, unsigned *tocopy)
 		break;
 	case _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_2:
 		warn_deprecated_v2();
-		/*
-		 * fall through - v3 is otherwise equivalent to v2.
-		 */
+		/* fall through - v3 is otherwise equivalent to v2. */
 	case _LINUX_CAPABILITY_VERSION_3:
 		*tocopy = _LINUX_CAPABILITY_U32S_3;
 		break;