diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index a7933279a80b..e574fbf6745a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ ieee80211_get_sband(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	chanctx_conf = rcu_dereference(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf);
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!chanctx_conf)) {
+	if (!chanctx_conf) {
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		return NULL;
 	}