diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index 3bf8a8b42983..22cc2cb9d878 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ static struct class *ppp_class;
 /* per net-namespace data */
 static inline struct ppp_net *ppp_pernet(struct net *net)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!net);
-
 	return net_generic(net, ppp_net_id);
 }