diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 46b35f7acfdeb098eb022a2d9cb2ca1134321ddf..7ed1308c42d3226a11c1935b99a00a8e409c771e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ static int __nbd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, struct nbd_device *nbd,
 		 * This is for compatibility only.  The queue is always cleared
 		 * by NBD_DO_IT or NBD_CLEAR_SOCK.
 		 */
-		BUG_ON(!nbd->sock && !list_empty(&nbd->queue_head));
 		return 0;
 
 	case NBD_PRINT_DEBUG: