diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
index 38df713f2e2e..060e365c8259 100644
--- a/net/wireless/sme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ 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);