diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
index 2cca9cffc63f..e64eae4392a4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c
@@ -1031,7 +1031,8 @@ int scsi_init_io(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 	bool is_mq = (rq->mq_ctx != NULL);
 	int error;
 
-	BUG_ON(!rq->nr_phys_segments);
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!rq->nr_phys_segments))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	error = scsi_init_sgtable(rq, &cmd->sdb);
 	if (error)