diff --git a/mm/internal.h b/mm/internal.h
index 6a697bb97fc5..dedb0aff673f 100644
--- a/mm/internal.h
+++ b/mm/internal.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern bool is_free_buddy_page(struct page *page);
  */
 static inline unsigned long page_order(struct page *page)
 {
-	VM_BUG_ON(!PageBuddy(page));
+	/* PageBuddy() must be checked by the caller */
 	return page_private(page);
 }