diff --git a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
index e49c9568b4a5..7b7aac8cdb56 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ static void __rds_ib_teardown_mr(struct rds_ib_mr *ibmr)
 
 			/* FIXME we need a way to tell a r/w MR
 			 * from a r/o MR */
-			BUG_ON(irqs_disabled());
+			WARN_ON(!page->mapping && irqs_disabled());
 			set_page_dirty(page);
 			put_page(page);
 		}
diff --git a/net/rds/rdma.c b/net/rds/rdma.c
index 6401b501a215..c1df9b1cf3b2 100644
--- a/net/rds/rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/rdma.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void rds_rdma_free_op(struct rm_rdma_op *ro)
 		 * is the case for a RDMA_READ which copies from remote
 		 * to local memory */
 		if (!ro->op_write) {
-			BUG_ON(irqs_disabled());
+			WARN_ON(!page->mapping && irqs_disabled());
 			set_page_dirty(page);
 		}
 		put_page(page);