diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index e52e7543c351..219fa2bd676a 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,8 @@ int dax_zero_page_range(struct inode *inode, loff_t from, unsigned length,
 	/* Block boundary? Nothing to do */
 	if (!length)
 		return 0;
-	BUG_ON((offset + length) > PAGE_SIZE);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE((offset + length) > PAGE_SIZE))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	memset(&bh, 0, sizeof(bh));
 	bh.b_bdev = inode->i_sb->s_bdev;