diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 050f4d0a987f..236bd6b57277 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1314,8 +1314,7 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 			if (cur_ops->get_gp_state && cur_ops->poll_gp_state) {
 				idx = cur_ops->readlock();
 				cookie = cur_ops->get_gp_state();
-				WARN_ONCE(rcu_torture_writer_state != RTWS_DEF_FREE &&
-					  cur_ops->poll_gp_state(cookie),
+				WARN_ONCE(cur_ops->poll_gp_state(cookie),
 					  "%s: Cookie check 1 failed %s(%d) %lu->%lu\n",
 					  __func__,
 					  rcu_torture_writer_state_getname(),