diff --git a/include/net/netns/generic.h b/include/net/netns/generic.h
index 0931618c0f7ff..70e1585517047 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/generic.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/generic.h
@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ static inline void *net_generic(const struct net *net, int id)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ng = rcu_dereference(net->gen);
-	BUG_ON(id == 0 || id > ng->len);
 	ptr = ng->ptr[id - 1];
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	BUG_ON(!ptr);
 	return ptr;
 }
 #endif