diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 2aafa6ab6103..db1c042e9853 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -317,8 +317,6 @@ static noinline int vmalloc_fault(unsigned long address)
 	if (!(address >= VMALLOC_START && address < VMALLOC_END))
 		return -1;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_nmi());
-
 	/*
 	 * Synchronize this task's top level page-table
 	 * with the 'reference' page table.