diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
index e12dfa48b478..a5893b2cdc0e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
@@ -835,7 +835,8 @@ static void r4k_flush_icache_user_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 static void r4k_dma_cache_wback_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	/* Catch bad driver code */
-	BUG_ON(size == 0);
+	if (WARN_ON(size == 0))
+		return;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (cpu_has_inclusive_pcaches) {
@@ -871,7 +872,8 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_wback_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 static void r4k_dma_cache_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	/* Catch bad driver code */
-	BUG_ON(size == 0);
+	if (WARN_ON(size == 0))
+		return;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (cpu_has_inclusive_pcaches) {