diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 984a82e..1629e35 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3448,13 +3448,15 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-# # no BUG() or BUG_ON()
-# 		if ($line =~ /\b(BUG|BUG_ON)\b/) {
-# 			print "Try to use WARN_ON & Recovery code rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()\n";
-# 			print "$herecurr";
-# 			$clean = 0;
-# 		}
+# avoid BUG() or BUG_ON()
+		if ($line =~ /\b(?:BUG|BUG_ON)\b/) {
+			my $msg_type = \&WARN;
+			$msg_type = \&CHK if ($file);
+			&{$msg_type}("AVOID_BUG",
+				     "Avoid crashing the kernel - try using WARN_ON & recovery code rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
 
+# avoid LINUX_VERSION_CODE
 		if ($line =~ /\bLINUX_VERSION_CODE\b/) {
 			WARN("LINUX_VERSION_CODE",
 			     "LINUX_VERSION_CODE should be avoided, code should be for the version to which it is merged\n" . $herecurr);