diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bug.h b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
index aa6c093d9ce9..7357a3c942a0 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bug.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bug.h
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ void __warn(const char *file, int line, void *caller, unsigned taint,
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARCH_BUG_ON
-#define BUG_ON(condition) do { if (condition) BUG(); } while (0)
+#define BUG_ON(condition) do { if (unlikely(condition)) BUG(); } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARCH_WARN_ON