diff --git a/kernel/workqueue.c b/kernel/workqueue.c
index 259cf55da3c9..c7e36d4a70ca 100644
--- a/kernel/workqueue.c
+++ b/kernel/workqueue.c
@@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ struct workqueue_struct *__create_workqueue(const char *name,
 	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
 	struct task_struct *p;
 
-	BUG_ON(strlen(name) > 10);
-
 	wq = kmalloc(sizeof(*wq), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!wq)
 		return NULL;