diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 9570458aa847..df08ace5d914 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -6748,7 +6748,6 @@ out:
 		free_extent_map(em);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
-	BUG_ON(!em); /* Error is always set */
 	return em;
 }