diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_sqp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_sqp.c
index 12b5bc23832b..376b031c2c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_sqp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ehca/ehca_sqp.c
@@ -226,8 +226,9 @@ int ehca_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	if (!port_num || port_num > ibdev->phys_port_cnt || !in_wc)
 		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c
index 948188e37f95..ad3a926ab3c5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_mad.c
@@ -1499,8 +1499,9 @@ int ipath_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	switch (in_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) {
 	case IB_MGMT_CLASS_SUBN_DIRECTED_ROUTE:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
index 3e2dee46caa2..31c8ee0eadd0 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4/mad.c
@@ -876,8 +876,9 @@ int mlx4_ib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	switch (rdma_port_get_link_layer(ibdev, port_num)) {
 	case IB_LINK_LAYER_INFINIBAND:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
index 8e45714fa369..15201e02272b 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/mad.c
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ int mlx5_ib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port_num,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	slid = in_wc ? in_wc->slid : be16_to_cpu(IB_LID_PERMISSIVE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
index 6b2418b74c99..7c3f2fb44ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca/mthca_mad.c
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ int mthca_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	/* Forward locally generated traps to the SM */
 	if (in_mad->mad_hdr.method == IB_MGMT_METHOD_TRAP &&
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
index 4bafa15708d0..29b27675dd70 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ocrdma/ocrdma_ah.c
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ int ocrdma_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	switch (in_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) {
 	case IB_MGMT_CLASS_PERF_MGMT:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
index 05e3242d8442..9625e7c438e5 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_mad.c
@@ -2412,8 +2412,9 @@ int qib_process_mad(struct ib_device *ibdev, int mad_flags, u8 port,
 	const struct ib_mad *in_mad = (const struct ib_mad *)in;
 	struct ib_mad *out_mad = (struct ib_mad *)out;
 
-	BUG_ON(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
-	       *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(in_mad_size != sizeof(*in_mad) ||
+			 *out_mad_size != sizeof(*out_mad)))
+		return IB_MAD_RESULT_FAILURE;
 
 	switch (in_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) {
 	case IB_MGMT_CLASS_SUBN_DIRECTED_ROUTE:
