diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 96f89eb797e8..096b3ff13f6b 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static struct net_device_path *dev_fwd_path(struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
 {
 	int k = stack->num_paths++;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(k >= NET_DEVICE_PATH_STACK_MAX))
+	if (k >= NET_DEVICE_PATH_STACK_MAX)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return &stack->path[k];