diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index b55eee38af76..53de95c05b16 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4099,7 +4099,6 @@ i915_gem_entervt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	}
 
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.active_list));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&dev_priv->mm.inactive_list));
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 
 	ret = drm_irq_install(dev);