diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 435e7358004c4f612b927d058ab14ef44119fe13..5fe01f82df128807fc3823299a4fec374f2320f4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ static void ieee80211_setup_sdata(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		break;
 	case NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED:
 	case NUM_NL80211_IFTYPES:
-		BUG();
+		WARN_ON(1);
 		break;
 	}