diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
index e1e95cf48302..3ce48aee750f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_ioctl_linux.c
@@ -2144,7 +2144,6 @@ static int wpa_set_param(struct net_device *dev, u8 name, u32 value)
 		break;
 	case IEEE_PARAM_AUTH_ALGS:
 		return wpa_set_auth_algs(dev, value);
-		break;
 	case IEEE_PARAM_IEEE_802_1X:
 		break;
 	case IEEE_PARAM_WPAX_SELECT: