diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
index af55ac08e1bd..d66791a71320 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpufreq_cooling.c
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ static int cpufreq_state2power(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	struct cpufreq_cooling_device *cpufreq_cdev = cdev->devdata;
 
 	/* Request state should be less than max_level */
-	if (WARN_ON(state > cpufreq_cdev->max_level))
+	if (state > cpufreq_cdev->max_level)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	num_cpus = cpumask_weight(cpufreq_cdev->policy->cpus);
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ static int cpufreq_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev,
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Request state should be less than max_level */
-	if (WARN_ON(state > cpufreq_cdev->max_level))
+	if (state > cpufreq_cdev->max_level)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Check if the old cooling action is same as new cooling action */