diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/gpio.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/gpio.c
index 0b11554dadac619530b58e9c8d4d36c80c5ddcb8..70b23893f0943630f1f515ba8ee7bd2542c7152c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/gpio.c
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ static void mxc_gpio_irq_handler(struct mxc_gpio_port *port, u32 irq_stat)
 	while (irq_stat != 0) {
 		int irqoffset = fls(irq_stat) - 1;
 
-		BUG_ON(!(irq_desc[gpio_irq_no_base + irqoffset].handle_irq));
-
 		if (port->both_edges & (1 << irqoffset))
 			mxc_flip_edge(port, irqoffset);