diff --git a/ipc/msgutil.c b/ipc/msgutil.c
index 71f448e5e927..ed81aafd2392 100644
--- a/ipc/msgutil.c
+++ b/ipc/msgutil.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ struct msg_msg *copy_msg(struct msg_msg *src, struct msg_msg *dst)
 	size_t len = src->m_ts;
 	size_t alen;
 
-	WARN_ON(dst == NULL);
 	if (src->m_ts > dst->m_ts)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);