diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index 8586e2f5d243..0762575a1e70 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -234,11 +234,11 @@ static int ovl_verify_area(loff_t pos, loff_t pos2, loff_t len, loff_t totlen)
 {
 	loff_t tmp;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(pos != pos2))
+	if (pos != pos2)
 		return -EIO;
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(pos < 0 || len < 0 || totlen < 0))
+	if (pos < 0 || len < 0 || totlen < 0)
 		return -EIO;
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(check_add_overflow(pos, len, &tmp)))
+	if (check_add_overflow(pos, len, &tmp))
 		return -EIO;
 	return 0;
 }