diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpupri.c b/kernel/sched/cpupri.c
index 8b836b376d91..3031bac8aa3e 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpupri.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpupri.c
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ int cpupri_find(struct cpupri *cp, struct task_struct *p,
 	int idx = 0;
 	int task_pri = convert_prio(p->prio);
 
-	if (task_pri >= MAX_RT_PRIO)
-		return 0;
+	BUG_ON(task_pri >= CPUPRI_NR_PRIORITIES);
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < task_pri; idx++) {
 		struct cpupri_vec *vec  = &cp->pri_to_cpu[idx];