diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
index 6cfd4d8fd0bd8e240dd1311698a2cf603fcfed15..5de86968379d265e1c1046b6742efb6c36978328 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/cm.c
@@ -151,9 +151,8 @@ static void stop_ep_timer(struct c4iw_ep *ep)
 {
 	PDBG("%s ep %p\n", __func__, ep);
 	if (!timer_pending(&ep->timer)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s timer stopped when its not running! "
+		WARN(1, "%s timer stopped when its not running! "
 		       "ep %p state %u\n", __func__, ep, ep->com.state);
-		WARN_ON(1);
 		return;
 	}
 	del_timer_sync(&ep->timer);
@@ -2551,9 +2550,8 @@ static void process_timeout(struct c4iw_ep *ep)
 		__state_set(&ep->com, ABORTING);
 		break;
 	default:
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s unexpected state ep %p tid %u state %u\n",
+		WARN(1, "%s unexpected state ep %p tid %u state %u\n",
 			__func__, ep, ep->hwtid, ep->com.state);
-		WARN_ON(1);
 		abort = 0;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ep->com.mutex);