diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index f91db24bbf3b..a064b408d841 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -311,8 +311,10 @@ static int crypt_scatterlist(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
 	struct extent_crypt_result ecr;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(!crypt_stat || !crypt_stat->tfm
-	       || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_STRUCT_INITIALIZED));
+	if (!crypt_stat || !crypt_stat->tfm
+	       || !(crypt_stat->flags & ECRYPTFS_STRUCT_INITIALIZED))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (unlikely(ecryptfs_verbosity > 0)) {
 		ecryptfs_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "Key size [%zd]; key:\n",
 				crypt_stat->key_size);