diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
index 70173ad11050..9c1d13e6bad3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/fw/dbg.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ int iwl_fw_dbg_collect_desc(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 	 * If the loading of the FW completed successfully, the next step is to
 	 * get the SMEM config data. Thus, if fwrt->smem_cfg.num_lmacs is non
 	 * zero, the FW was already loaded successully. If the state is "NO_FW"
-	 * in such a case - WARN and exit, since FW may be dead. Otherwise, we
+	 * in such a case - exit, since FW may be dead. Otherwise, we
 	 * can try to collect the data, since FW might just not be fully
 	 * loaded (no "ALIVE" yet), and the debug data is accessible.
 	 *
@@ -1049,9 +1049,8 @@ int iwl_fw_dbg_collect_desc(struct iwl_fw_runtime *fwrt,
 	 *	config. In such a case, due to HW access problems, we might
 	 *	collect garbage.
 	 */
-	if (WARN((fwrt->trans->state == IWL_TRANS_NO_FW) &&
-		 fwrt->smem_cfg.num_lmacs,
-		 "Can't collect dbg data when FW isn't alive\n"))
+	if (fwrt->trans->state == IWL_TRANS_NO_FW &&
+	    fwrt->smem_cfg.num_lmacs)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(IWL_FWRT_STATUS_DUMPING, &fwrt->status))