diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
index 4486741190c47d52d8079f360081d99085ce82c4..a872389dc0bcd8309c6138057c90c9c0abf1f089 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c
@@ -46,12 +46,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tty_unlock);
 
 void __lockfunc tty_lock_slave(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
-	if (tty && tty != tty->link) {
-		WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&tty->link->legacy_mutex) ||
-			!tty->driver->type == TTY_DRIVER_TYPE_PTY ||
-			!tty->driver->type == PTY_TYPE_SLAVE);
+	if (tty && tty != tty->link)
 		tty_lock(tty);
-	}
 }
 
 void __lockfunc tty_unlock_slave(struct tty_struct *tty)