diff --git a/fs/configfs/inode.c b/fs/configfs/inode.c
index 737842f..c153bd9 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/inode.c
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@
 {
 	struct configfs_attribute *attr;
 
-	if (!sd || !sd->s_element)
-		BUG();
+	BUG_ON(!sd || !sd->s_element);
 
 	/* These always have a dentry, so use that */
 	if (sd->s_type & (CONFIGFS_DIR | CONFIGFS_ITEM_LINK))