diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
index f65ce6dcc8e25d3aec3afe2ea9af85bd1b5932de..778c604d7939e39e3894e3c51af6b97360ca8e3b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ rix_to_ndx(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, int rix)
 	for (i = rix; i >= 0; i--)
 		if (mi->r[i].rix == rix)
 			break;
-	WARN_ON(i < 0);
 	return i;
 }