diff --git a/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c b/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
index c54986902b9d..6dfd08dadb12 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pxa_dma.c
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ static void pxad_free_desc(struct virt_dma_desc *vd)
 	dma_addr_t dma;
 	struct pxad_desc_sw *sw_desc = to_pxad_sw_desc(vd);
 
-	BUG_ON(sw_desc->nb_desc == 0);
 	for (i = sw_desc->nb_desc - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (i > 0)
 			dma = sw_desc->hw_desc[i - 1]->ddadr;