diff --git a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
index 640fdd1e4c1d..1794d84e7bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/n_tty.c
@@ -654,9 +654,9 @@ static size_t __process_echoes(struct tty_struct *tty)
 			op = echo_buf(ldata, tail + 1);
 
 			switch (op) {
+			case ECHO_OP_ERASE_TAB: {
 				unsigned int num_chars, num_bs;
 
-			case ECHO_OP_ERASE_TAB:
 				if (MASK(ldata->echo_commit) == MASK(tail + 2))
 					goto not_yet_stored;
 				num_chars = echo_buf(ldata, tail + 2);
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static size_t __process_echoes(struct tty_struct *tty)
 				}
 				tail += 3;
 				break;
-
+			}
 			case ECHO_OP_SET_CANON_COL:
 				ldata->canon_column = ldata->column;
 				tail += 2;