diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 29fadac..e83da17 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1277,8 +1277,7 @@
 	u32 *w;
 	unsigned char *b;
 
-	if (!cpu_has_veic && !cpu_has_vint)
-		BUG();
+	BUG_ON(!cpu_has_veic && !cpu_has_vint);
 
 	if (addr == NULL) {
 		handler = (unsigned long) do_default_vi;