diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index ecfbd72d5d1a..c67900354fa6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ int dev_fill_forward_path(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
 			goto err_out;
 
 		stack->num_paths++;
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(last_dev == ctx->dev))
+		if (last_dev == ctx->dev)
 			goto err_out;
 	}