diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
index 051b6158d1b7..8d22acdf90f0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,6 @@ unsigned int ata_sff_qc_issue(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc)
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 		return AC_ERR_SYSTEM;
 	}