diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 105978604ffdb..3fba429f1f57b 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3464,7 +3464,7 @@ static int pktgen_thread_worker(void *arg)
 	struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev = NULL;
 	int cpu = t->cpu;
 
-	BUG_ON(smp_processor_id() != cpu);
+	WARN_ON(smp_processor_id() != cpu);
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&t->queue);
 	complete(&t->start_done);