diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index a5fa077650e8383ddd65ff2fff0925fc5a6f32c8..19a78c30472e1f00952a40536601809311823b9f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -1472,11 +1472,8 @@ void phy_stop(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	enum phy_state old_state;
 
 	if (!phy_is_started(phydev) && phydev->state != PHY_DOWN &&
-	    phydev->state != PHY_ERROR) {
-		WARN(1, "called from state %s\n",
-		     phy_state_to_str(phydev->state));
+	    phydev->state != PHY_ERROR)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&phydev->lock);
 	old_state = phydev->state;