diff --git a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
index bf540f5a4115..54946a8e91da 100644
--- a/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
+++ b/kernel/time/posix-timers.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ static struct k_itimer *timer_wait_running(struct k_itimer *te,
        rcu_read_lock();
        unlock_timer(timer, *flags);
 
-       if (!WARN_ON_ONCE(!kc->timer_wait_running))
+       if (kc->timer_wait_running)
                kc->timer_wait_running(timer);
 
        rcu_read_unlock();