diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
index 163a6cd25b..0e4c19523a 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_events.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ rtas_event_log_to_source(SpaprMachineState *spapr, int log_type)
             g_assert(source->enabled);
             break;
         }
-        /* fall back to epow for legacy hotplug interrupt source */
+        /* fall through back to epow for legacy hotplug interrupt source */
     case RTAS_LOG_TYPE_EPOW:
         source = spapr_event_sources_get_source(spapr->event_sources,
                                                 EVENT_CLASS_EPOW);