diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bug.h b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
index 630dd2372238..58bd1f08c5c7 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bug.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ extern void warn_slowpath_null(const char *file, const int line);
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARCH_BUG_ON
-#define BUG_ON(condition) do { if (condition) ; } while (0)
+#define BUG_ON(condition) do { if (condition) BUG(); } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARCH_WARN_ON