diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
index 255e8e3f2..34a8241bc 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/asn.c
@@ -9466,7 +9466,9 @@ static char GetNameType(CertName* name, int idx)
 #else
     case 7:
 #endif
-
+        /* FALL THROUGH */
+        /* The last index, email name, does not have encoding type.
+           The empty case here is to keep track of it for future reference. */
     default:
        return 0;
     }