diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 4d568ac9319ea..fc8c9879113cc 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -2039,7 +2039,6 @@ static void try_to_wake_up_local(struct task_struct *p)
  */
 int wake_up_process(struct task_struct *p)
 {
-	WARN_ON(task_is_stopped_or_traced(p));
 	return try_to_wake_up(p, TASK_NORMAL, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(wake_up_process);