diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index f225dc975415854a7dcfea86789287a1c80aa2a2..939197ffa4ac0c0fa80ecbc854a24a9473b9a961 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	else
 		dbs_data = cdata->gdbs_data;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT))) {
+	if (!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock;
 	}