diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index ecf136489044..f81748096841 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ static int nvme_map_user_request(struct request *req, u64 ubuffer,
 		struct iov_iter iter;
 
 		/* fixedbufs is only for non-vectored io */
-		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(flags & NVME_IOCTL_VEC)) {
+		if (flags & NVME_IOCTL_VEC) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
 		}