diff --git a/kernel/utsname.c b/kernel/utsname.c
index ebbfc578a9d3..1ebf87e24607 100644
--- a/kernel/utsname.c
+++ b/kernel/utsname.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ struct uts_namespace *copy_utsname(u64 flags,
 {
 	struct uts_namespace *new_ns;
 
-	BUG_ON(!old_ns);
 	get_uts_ns(old_ns);
 
 	if (!(flags & CLONE_NEWUTS))