diff --git a/kernel/futex.c b/kernel/futex.c
index 8cc3ee1363a0..e18cfbdc7190 100644
--- a/kernel/futex.c
+++ b/kernel/futex.c
@@ -1256,8 +1256,15 @@ retry_private:
 		if (!match_futex(&this->key, &key1))
 			continue;
 
-		WARN_ON(!requeue_pi && this->rt_waiter);
-		WARN_ON(requeue_pi && !this->rt_waiter);
+		/*
+		 * FUTEX_WAIT_REQEUE_PI and FUTEX_CMP_REQUEUE_PI should always
+		 * be paired with each other and no other futex ops.
+		 */
+		if ((requeue_pi && !this->rt_waiter) ||
+		    (!requeue_pi && this->rt_waiter)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Wake nr_wake waiters.  For requeue_pi, if we acquired the