diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 4462d5bb87e7..cc81ffd7e8a8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -965,6 +965,11 @@ Desc:	Final callback release of the vmbus root device
 static void vmbus_bus_release(struct device *device)
 {
 	DPRINT_ENTER(VMBUS_DRV);
+	/* FIXME */
+	/* Empty release functions are a bug, or a major sign
+	 * of a problem design, this MUST BE FIXED! */
+	dev_err(device, "%s needs to be fixed!\n", __func__);
+	WARN_ON(1);
 	DPRINT_EXIT(VMBUS_DRV);
 }