diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
index 7a4f20bb7fcb4c2640ad8111f5a98ff95088075c..9c145dddd7175fffda22c71a8f31d4d27d807ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_rx.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ static int mlx4_en_prepare_rx_desc(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv,
 
 static inline bool mlx4_en_is_ring_empty(struct mlx4_en_rx_ring *ring)
 {
-	BUG_ON((u32)(ring->prod - ring->cons) > ring->actual_size);
 	return ring->prod == ring->cons;
 }