diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c
index 191b68b8163adaf8a629c37235b7fd5d58cbcb91..f1a5d2c6aa37874577fa6e804cad2c5a43b8c6b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_aux.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ bool dce_aux_transfer_with_retries(struct ddc_service *ddc,
 			case AUX_TRANSACTION_REPLY_AUX_DEFER:
 			case AUX_TRANSACTION_REPLY_I2C_OVER_AUX_DEFER:
 				retry_on_defer = true;
+				/* fall through */
 			case AUX_TRANSACTION_REPLY_I2C_OVER_AUX_NACK:
 				if (++aux_defer_retries >= AUX_MAX_DEFER_RETRIES) {
 					goto fail;