diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 0e44c433cfc3..379cfb5dc731 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ironlake_disable_display_irq(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 mask)
 {
 	assert_spin_locked(&dev_priv->irq_lock);
 
-	if (!intel_irqs_enabled(dev_priv))
+	if (WARN_ON(!intel_irqs_enabled(dev_priv)))
 		return;
 
 	if ((dev_priv->irq_mask & mask) != mask) {