diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
index 5e1b548828e6..27cbc1eab868 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_ring.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	BUG_ON(total_sg > vq->vring.num);
 	BUG_ON(total_sg == 0);
 
 	head = vq->free_head;
@@ -305,8 +304,10 @@ static inline int virtqueue_add(struct virtqueue *_vq,
 	 * buffers, then go indirect. FIXME: tune this threshold */
 	if (vq->indirect && total_sg > 1 && vq->vq.num_free)
 		desc = alloc_indirect(_vq, total_sg, gfp);
-	else
+	else {
 		desc = NULL;
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(total_sg > vq->vring.num && !vq->indirect);
+	}
 
 	if (desc) {
 		/* Use a single buffer which doesn't continue */