diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
index f5bbedac6a65..14d10659bce7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-tx.c
@@ -449,8 +449,6 @@ netdev_tx_t cvm_oct_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	case QUEUE_CORE:
 		__skb_queue_tail(&priv->tx_free_list[qos], skb);
 		break;
-	default:
-		BUG();
 	}
 
 	while (skb_to_free > 0) {