diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index 948104332b4d..052112d0daa7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static void btrfs_release_delayed_inode(struct btrfs_delayed_node *delayed_node)
 
 	if (delayed_node &&
 	    test_bit(BTRFS_DELAYED_NODE_INODE_DIRTY, &delayed_node->flags)) {
-		BUG_ON(!delayed_node->root);
+		ASSERT(delayed_node->root);
 		clear_bit(BTRFS_DELAYED_NODE_INODE_DIRTY, &delayed_node->flags);
 		delayed_node->count--;