diff --git a/fs/locks.c b/fs/locks.c
index 814c51d0de4739e4b89e9091e00c17f284c0e2ba..fce6238d52c1bf742307325a588d545e169508e4 100644
--- a/fs/locks.c
+++ b/fs/locks.c
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ int generic_setlease(struct file *filp, long arg, struct file_lock **flp)
 	case F_WRLCK:
 		return generic_add_lease(filp, arg, flp);
 	default:
-		BUG();
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_setlease);