diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
index dac91abf4c0f..7b5f03253016 100644
--- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
+++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
@@ -1968,8 +1968,6 @@ static void tpacket_destruct_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct packet_sock *po = pkt_sk(skb->sk);
 	void *ph;
 
-	BUG_ON(skb == NULL);
-
 	if (likely(po->tx_ring.pg_vec)) {
 		ph = skb_shinfo(skb)->destructor_arg;
 		BUG_ON(__packet_get_status(po, ph) != TP_STATUS_SENDING);