diff --git a/fs/configfs/symlink.c b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
index 9913702..e5512e2 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/symlink.c
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@
 	if (!(sd->s_type & CONFIGFS_ITEM_LINK))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root)
-		BUG();
+	BUG_ON(dentry->d_parent == configfs_sb->s_root);
 
 	sl = sd->s_element;