diff --git a/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c b/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c
index ccf0e4cf108f..7f92c45349e2 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/fw-transaction.c
@@ -572,7 +572,8 @@ allocate_request(struct fw_packet *p)
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		BUG();
+		fw_error("ERROR - corrupt request received - %08x %08x %08x\n",
+			 p->header[0], p->header[1], p->header[2]);
 		return NULL;
 	}