diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index abc3b1db81f8..be7644204cd4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -2804,9 +2804,9 @@ static void tcp_fastretrans_alert(struct sock *sk, const int acked,
 	bool do_lost = is_dupack || ((flag & FLAG_DATA_SACKED) &&
 				    (tcp_fackets_out(tp) > tp->reordering));
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!tp->packets_out && tp->sacked_out))
+	if (!tp->packets_out && tp->sacked_out)
 		tp->sacked_out = 0;
-	if (WARN_ON(!tp->sacked_out && tp->fackets_out))
+	if (!tp->sacked_out && tp->fackets_out)
 		tp->fackets_out = 0;
 
 	/* Now state machine starts.