diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 8c55fc9ca25f..0c19b0d9d65f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -8389,7 +8389,7 @@ __sched_setaffinity(struct task_struct *p, struct affinity_context *ctx)
 			bool empty = !cpumask_and(new_mask, new_mask,
 						  ctx->user_mask);
 
-			if (WARN_ON_ONCE(empty))
+			if (empty)
 				cpumask_copy(new_mask, cpus_allowed);
 		}
 		__set_cpus_allowed_ptr(p, ctx);