diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
index c2e112e1a05f..381d23a497c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -94,10 +94,13 @@ void save_stack_trace_tsk(struct task_struct *tsk, struct stack_trace *trace)
 	if (tsk != current) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 		/*
-		 * What guarantees do we have here that 'tsk'
-		 * is not running on another CPU?
+		 * What guarantees do we have here that 'tsk' is not
+		 * running on another CPU?  For now, ignore it as we
+		 * can't guarantee we won't explode.
 		 */
-		BUG();
+		if (trace->nr_entries < trace->max_entries)
+			trace->entries[trace->nr_entries++] = ULONG_MAX;
+		return;
 #else
 		data.no_sched_functions = 1;
 		frame.fp = thread_saved_fp(tsk);