diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
index 897e34273ba36f53bd4a281a3901c27c68e25396..9adf1e2c31701ae36f47b52352ee9eeaa4dda4de 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ struct sock *tcp_check_req(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__be32 flg = tcp_flag_word(th) & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN|TCP_FLAG_ACK);
 	bool paws_reject = false;
 
-	BUG_ON(fastopen == (sk->sk_state == TCP_LISTEN));
-
 	tmp_opt.saw_tstamp = 0;
 	if (th->doff > (sizeof(struct tcphdr)>>2)) {
 		tcp_parse_options(skb, &tmp_opt, 0, NULL);