diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 27a4228b43431b05da2fcd3138a9c33ab861d73a..3c2d4abd71c5eb3a82b204f28d8455ddb94a6add 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ drm_gem_object_free(struct kref *kref)
 	struct drm_gem_object *obj = (struct drm_gem_object *) kref;
 	struct drm_device *dev = obj->dev;
 
-	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev->struct_mutex));
+	WARN_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dev->struct_mutex));
 
 	if (dev->driver->gem_free_object != NULL)
 		dev->driver->gem_free_object(obj);