diff --git a/net/core/xdp.c b/net/core/xdp.c
index 6e6b89d5f77e..eb5045924efa 100644
--- a/net/core/xdp.c
+++ b/net/core/xdp.c
@@ -291,10 +291,8 @@ static struct xdp_mem_allocator *__xdp_reg_mem_model(struct xdp_mem_info *mem,
 		mutex_lock(&mem_id_lock);
 		ret = __mem_id_init_hash_table();
 		mutex_unlock(&mem_id_lock);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			WARN_ON(1);
+		if (ret < 0)
 			return ERR_PTR(ret);
-		}
 	}
 
 	xdp_alloc = kzalloc(sizeof(*xdp_alloc), gfp);