diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
index 8f9690e375bff9f06f992d979981af2f38db369e..1891c28ca6a461f676b57815a45d23f06b126fcf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
@@ -2709,8 +2709,6 @@ static int smiapp_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct smiapp_sensor *sensor = to_smiapp_sensor(subdev);
 	bool streaming;
 
-	BUG_ON(mutex_is_locked(&sensor->mutex));
-
 	if (sensor->power_count == 0)
 		return 0;