diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 0d74a31ef0ab..9622669ec3c9 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ static bool is_user_regdom_saved(void)
 		return false;
 
 	/* This would indicate a mistake on the design */
-	if (WARN(!is_world_regdom(user_alpha2) && !is_an_alpha2(user_alpha2),
-		 "Unexpected user alpha2: %c%c\n",
-		 user_alpha2[0], user_alpha2[1]))
+	if (!is_world_regdom(user_alpha2) && !is_an_alpha2(user_alpha2)) {
+		pr_warn("Unexpected user alpha2: %c%c\n", user_alpha2[0], user_alpha2[1]);
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }