diff --git a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
index 913140173739..a9dd1e835f70 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/clnt.c
@@ -1747,7 +1747,6 @@ call_bc_transmit(struct rpc_task *task)
 {
 	struct rpc_rqst *req = task->tk_rqstp;
 
-	BUG_ON(task->tk_status != 0);
 	task->tk_status = xprt_prepare_transmit(task);
 	if (task->tk_status == -EAGAIN) {
 		/*