diff --git a/modules/app/irc/autoload/irc.el b/modules/app/irc/autoload/irc.el
index 21ab37a66..d936b868e 100644
--- a/modules/app/irc/autoload/irc.el
+++ b/modules/app/irc/autoload/irc.el
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
           (require 'circe)
           (delete-other-windows)
           (switch-to-buffer (doom-fallback-buffer))
-          t)
-      (user-error "IRC buffer is already active and selected"))))
+          t))))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun =irc (&optional inhibit-workspace)