diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 21c2688d63082ec25bb6f72e921d39ac3beedee8..7e4c07227832da6cdd838e3d5a8653cf264d9ef2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -1493,8 +1493,7 @@ int i40e_del_mac_filter(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, const u8 *macaddr)
 	bool found = false;
 	int bkt;
 
-	WARN(!spin_is_locked(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock),
-	     "Missing mac_filter_hash_lock\n");
+	lockdep_assert_held(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock);
 	hash_for_each_safe(vsi->mac_filter_hash, bkt, h, f, hlist) {
 		if (ether_addr_equal(macaddr, f->macaddr)) {
 			__i40e_del_filter(vsi, f);