diff --git a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
index 74226b2..5022f9c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_hfsc.c
@@ -1139,8 +1139,11 @@
 	hfsc_purge_queue(sch, cl);
 	qdisc_class_hash_remove(&q->clhash, &cl->cl_common);
 
-	if (--cl->refcnt == 0)
-		hfsc_destroy_class(sch, cl);
+	BUG_ON(--cl->refcnt == 0);
+	/*
+	 * This shouldn't happen: we "hold" one cops->get() when called
+	 * from tc_ctl_tclass; the destroy method is done from cops->put().
+	 */
 
 	sch_tree_unlock(sch);
 	return 0;