diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index 7ede507..701b573 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 #define lockdep_ovsl_is_held()	1
 #endif
 
-#define ASSERT_OVSL()		WARN_ON(unlikely(!lockdep_ovsl_is_held()))
+#define ASSERT_OVSL()		WARN_ON(!lockdep_ovsl_is_held())
 #define ovsl_dereference(p)					\
 	rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_ovsl_is_held())
 #define rcu_dereference_ovsl(p)					\