diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c b/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
index fb864e7..7a0a12a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/selection.c
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@
 /* Insert the contents of the selection buffer into the
  * queue of the tty associated with the current console.
  * Invoked by ioctl().
+ *
+ * Locking: always called with BTM from vt_ioctl
  */
 int paste_selection(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
@@ -310,8 +312,6 @@
 	struct  tty_ldisc *ld;
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 
-	/* always called with BTM from vt_ioctl */
-	WARN_ON(!tty_locked());
 
 	console_lock();
 	poke_blanked_console();