diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c
index a9a9fabd3968..c5c93e48b4db 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c
@@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@ static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
 			ste_live = true;
 			break;
 		case STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_ABORT:
-			if (disable_bypass)
-				break;
+			BUG_ON(!disable_bypass);
+			break;
 		default:
 			BUG(); /* STE corruption */
 		}