--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ static void table_flush_by_iface(struct 
 	struct hlist_node *p;
 	int i;
 
-	WARN_ON(!rcu_read_lock_held());
 	for_each_mesh_entry(tbl, p, node, i) {
 		mpath = node->mpath;
 		if (mpath->sdata != sdata)
