diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
index f77888ec93f1c4ed924e7e9ea45de415d068d6f7..0bb4d712b80cbec65cec48cbc3531be4c9c6dea1 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c
@@ -2032,7 +2032,8 @@ static int ebt_size_mwt(struct compat_ebt_entry_mwt *match32,
 		if (match_kern)
 			match_kern->match_size = ret;
 
-		if (WARN_ON(type == EBT_COMPAT_TARGET && size_left))
+		/* rule should have no remaining data after target */
+		if (type == EBT_COMPAT_TARGET && size_left)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		match32 = (struct compat_ebt_entry_mwt *) buf;