diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 07756ca5e3b5..08a70b4f090c 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int cfg80211_sme_connect(struct wireless_dev *wdev,
 		cfg80211_sme_free(wdev);
 	}
 
-	if (WARN_ON(wdev->conn))
+	if (wdev->conn)
 		return -EINPROGRESS;
 
 	wdev->conn = kzalloc(sizeof(*wdev->conn), GFP_KERNEL);