diff --git a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
index f0a6d88d7ff..d586117fa94 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/vfs.c
@@ -934,7 +934,6 @@ nfsd_vfs_read(struct svc_rqst *rqstp, struct svc_fh *fhp, struct file *file,
 			.u.data		= rqstp,
 		};
 
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(rqstp->rq_next_page != rqstp->rq_respages + 1);
 		rqstp->rq_next_page = rqstp->rq_respages + 1;
 		host_err = splice_direct_to_actor(file, &sd, nfsd_direct_splice_actor);
 	} else {