diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 97e0d52d72fd..b54f74f3cd80 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int __bprm_mm_init(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
 	 * use STACK_TOP because that can depend on attributes which aren't
 	 * configured yet.
 	 */
-	BUG_ON(VM_STACK_FLAGS & VM_STACK_INCOMPLETE_SETUP);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(VM_STACK_FLAGS & VM_STACK_INCOMPLETE_SETUP);
 	vma->vm_end = STACK_TOP_MAX;
 	vma->vm_start = vma->vm_end - PAGE_SIZE;
 	vma->vm_flags = VM_STACK_FLAGS | VM_STACK_INCOMPLETE_SETUP;