diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index 2ff01a716128..7622dfc36705 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -222,8 +222,6 @@ struct bpf_prog *bpf_prog_realloc(struct bpf_prog *fp_old, unsigned int size,
 	u32 pages, delta;
 	int ret;
 
-	BUG_ON(fp_old == NULL);
-
 	size = round_up(size, PAGE_SIZE);
 	pages = size / PAGE_SIZE;
 	if (pages <= fp_old->pages)