diff --git a/src/main/tools/linux-sandbox-options.cc b/src/main/tools/linux-sandbox-options.cc
index 6464d72a4bde24..7b22af63f273b3 100644
--- a/src/main/tools/linux-sandbox-options.cc
+++ b/src/main/tools/linux-sandbox-options.cc
@@ -257,13 +257,6 @@ static void ParseCommandLine(unique_ptr<vector<char *>> args) {
     }
   }
 
-  if (!opt.working_dir.empty() && !opt.sandbox_root.empty() &&
-      opt.working_dir.find(opt.sandbox_root) == std::string::npos) {
-    Usage(args->front(),
-          "working-dir %s (-W) should be a "
-          "subdirectory of sandbox-dir %s (-h)",
-          opt.working_dir.c_str(), opt.sandbox_root.c_str());
-  }
   if (optind < static_cast<int>(args->size())) {
     if (opt.args.empty()) {
       opt.args.assign(args->begin() + optind, args->end());