diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
index fbdfe6424fd7..df2334f3bad6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ struct ath12k_link_vif *ath12k_mac_get_arvif(struct ath12k *ar, u32 vdev_id)
 
 	/* To use the arvif returned, caller must have held rcu read lock.
 	 */
-	WARN_ON(!rcu_read_lock_any_held());
+	lockdep_assert_in_rcu_read_lock();
 	arvif_iter.vdev_id = vdev_id;
 	arvif_iter.ar = ar;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/p2p.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/p2p.c
index 59589748f1a8..19ebcd1d8eb2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/p2p.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/p2p.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void ath12k_p2p_noa_update_vdev_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
 	struct ath12k_p2p_noa_arg *arg = data;
 	struct ath12k_link_vif *arvif;
 
-	WARN_ON(!rcu_read_lock_any_held());
+	lockdep_assert_in_rcu_read_lock();
 	arvif = &ahvif->deflink;
 	if (!arvif->is_created || arvif->ar != arg->ar || arvif->vdev_id != arg->vdev_id)
 		return;