diff --git a/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c b/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c
index 21ee51b47961..5e9247dc2515 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/qspinlock.c
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ static inline __pure u32 encode_tail(int cpu, int idx)
 {
 	u32 tail;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK
-	BUG_ON(idx > 3);
-#endif
 	tail  = (cpu + 1) << _Q_TAIL_CPU_OFFSET;
 	tail |= idx << _Q_TAIL_IDX_OFFSET; /* assume < 4 */