diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/mmzone.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/mmzone.h
index 0e625ab9aaec..cc50d33b7b88 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/mmzone.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/mmzone.h
@@ -39,17 +39,14 @@ extern unsigned char pfnnid_map[PFNNID_MAP_MAX];
 static inline int pfn_to_nid(unsigned long pfn)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	unsigned char r;
 
 	if (unlikely(pfn_is_io(pfn)))
 		return 0;
 
 	i = pfn >> PFNNID_SHIFT;
 	BUG_ON(i >= ARRAY_SIZE(pfnnid_map));
-	r = pfnnid_map[i];
-	BUG_ON(r == 0xff);
 
-	return (int)r;
+	return (int)pfnnid_map[i];
 }
 
 static inline int pfn_valid(int pfn)