diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 5632a99cbbd24fdd059c182e5b28d1d19b3ea4e9..274e99722e35862a4d24739c0d92e35e8fe79995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ static bool virtnet_send_command(struct virtnet_info *vi, u8 class, u8 cmd,
 	sgs[out_num] = &stat;
 
 	BUG_ON(out_num + 1 > ARRAY_SIZE(sgs));
-	BUG_ON(virtqueue_add_sgs(vi->cvq, sgs, out_num, 1, vi, GFP_ATOMIC) < 0);
+	virtqueue_add_sgs(vi->cvq, sgs, out_num, 1, vi, GFP_ATOMIC);
 
 	if (unlikely(!virtqueue_kick(vi->cvq)))
 		return status == VIRTIO_NET_OK;