diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index f016f6634a7964da23c2fbaeb3b1bead95e9f561..8ac890a1a4c069ceead839f1cd4c71b473056291 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1936,7 +1936,6 @@ static void tpacket_destruct_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	if (likely(po->tx_ring.pg_vec)) {
 		ph = skb_shinfo(skb)->destructor_arg;
-		BUG_ON(__packet_get_status(po, ph) != TP_STATUS_SENDING);
 		BUG_ON(atomic_read(&po->tx_ring.pending) == 0);
 		atomic_dec(&po->tx_ring.pending);
 		__packet_set_status(po, ph, TP_STATUS_AVAILABLE);