diff --git a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
index 4b03b019cd5e..a5921a84a80e 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/nbcon.c
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ bool nbcon_kthread_create(struct console *con)
 		return true;
 
 	kt = kthread_run(nbcon_kthread_func, con, "pr/%s%d", con->name, con->index);
-	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(kt))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(kt)) {
 		con_printk(KERN_ERR, con, "failed to start printing thread\n");
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 3fcdf4b4e2e5..6d3d18a50da7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3732,7 +3732,7 @@ static bool legacy_kthread_create(void)
 	lockdep_assert_console_list_lock_held();
 
 	kt = kthread_run(legacy_kthread_func, NULL, "pr/legacy");
-	if (WARN_ON(IS_ERR(kt))) {
+	if (IS_ERR(kt)) {
 		pr_err("failed to start legacy printing thread\n");
 		return false;
 	}