diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c
index ac5f0a91e93b..7d516a07474b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_buf.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ static unsigned int comedi_buf_munge(struct comedi_async *async,
 		}
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON((int)(async->munge_count - async->buf_write_count) > 0);
 	return count;
 }