diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index c8f0a38588ba..ce9e18d45f52 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ retry:
 	resv->adds_in_progress -= in_regions_needed;
 
 	spin_unlock(&resv->lock);
-	VM_BUG_ON(add < 0);
 	return add;
 }