diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index a0df19b0897d..bd20de9db1a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ static noinline int vmalloc_fault(unsigned long address)
 	if (!(address >= VMALLOC_START && address < VMALLOC_END))
 		return -1;
 
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(in_nmi());
-
 	/*
 	 * Copy kernel mappings over when needed. This can also
 	 * happen within a race in page table update. In the later