diff --git a/lib/bug.c b/lib/bug.c
index 7103440c0ee1..4ab398a2de93 100644
--- a/lib/bug.c
+++ b/lib/bug.c
@@ -158,30 +158,27 @@ enum bug_trap_type report_bug(unsigned long bugaddr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	file = NULL;
 	line = 0;
-	warning = 0;
 
-	if (bug) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
 #ifndef CONFIG_GENERIC_BUG_RELATIVE_POINTERS
-		file = bug->file;
+	file = bug->file;
 #else
-		file = (const char *)bug + bug->file_disp;
+	file = (const char *)bug + bug->file_disp;
 #endif
-		line = bug->line;
+	line = bug->line;
 #endif
-		warning = (bug->flags & BUGFLAG_WARNING) != 0;
-		once = (bug->flags & BUGFLAG_ONCE) != 0;
-		done = (bug->flags & BUGFLAG_DONE) != 0;
+	warning = (bug->flags & BUGFLAG_WARNING) != 0;
+	once = (bug->flags & BUGFLAG_ONCE) != 0;
+	done = (bug->flags & BUGFLAG_DONE) != 0;
 
-		if (warning && once) {
-			if (done)
-				return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_WARN;
+	if (warning && once) {
+		if (done)
+			return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_WARN;
 
-			/*
-			 * Since this is the only store, concurrency is not an issue.
-			 */
-			bug->flags |= BUGFLAG_DONE;
-		}
+		/*
+		 * Since this is the only store, concurrency is not an issue.
+		 */
+		bug->flags |= BUGFLAG_DONE;
 	}
 
 	/*