diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 064c92fe00d2..b92bdc7c92a9 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -758,8 +758,8 @@ static inline __u32 tcp_current_ssthresh(const struct sock *sk)
 			    (tp->snd_cwnd >> 2)));
 }
 
-/* Use define here intentionally to get BUG_ON location shown at the caller */
-#define tcp_verify_left_out(tp)	BUG_ON(tcp_left_out(tp) > tp->packets_out)
+/* Use define here intentionally to get WARN_ON location shown at the caller */
+#define tcp_verify_left_out(tp)	WARN_ON(tcp_left_out(tp) > tp->packets_out)
 
 extern void tcp_enter_cwr(struct sock *sk, const int set_ssthresh);
 extern __u32 tcp_init_cwnd(struct tcp_sock *tp, struct dst_entry *dst);