diff --git a/net/rds/message.c b/net/rds/message.c
index aff589cc022e664962ac1570cbf410be7482b197..aba232f9f3081968081edb0ed6ece382e954b653 100644
--- a/net/rds/message.c
+++ b/net/rds/message.c
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ static void rds_message_purge(struct rds_message *rm)
 void rds_message_put(struct rds_message *rm)
 {
 	rdsdebug("put rm %p ref %d\n", rm, atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount));
-	if (atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount) == 0) {
-printk(KERN_CRIT "danger refcount zero on %p\n", rm);
-WARN_ON(1);
-	}
+	WARN(!atomic_read(&rm->m_refcount), "danger refcount zero on %p\n", rm);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&rm->m_refcount)) {
 		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&rm->m_sock_item));
 		BUG_ON(!list_empty(&rm->m_conn_item));