diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 18d39ea4c02f8d67a8d894714e102c79c9bebb81..281bf3301241fba2a1ce1baafeaf3020b7cd57ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -610,13 +610,14 @@ int arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(struct perf_event *bp)
 		/* Aligned */
 		break;
 	case 1:
-		/* Allow single byte watchpoint. */
-		if (info->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1)
-			break;
 	case 2:
 		/* Allow halfword watchpoints and breakpoints. */
 		if (info->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_2)
 			break;
+	case 3:
+		/* Allow single byte watchpoint. */
+		if (info->ctrl.len == ARM_BREAKPOINT_LEN_1)
+			break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;