diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sw_sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sw_sync.c
index 115c9174705f1b1bd2fe34dac727df54c1b9b75b..bda1f6a220c19ca7ba5f1d60f2a7321df5ede53a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sw_sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sw_sync.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void timeline_fence_release(struct fence *fence)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(fence->lock, flags);
 	list_del(&pt->child_list);
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&pt->active_list)))
+	if (!list_empty(&pt->active_list))
 		list_del(&pt->active_list);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(fence->lock, flags);