diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svc.c b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
index 029c49065016..b43dc8409b1f 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/svc.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/svc.c
@@ -577,11 +577,12 @@ svc_destroy(struct kref *ref)
 	timer_shutdown_sync(&serv->sv_temptimer);
 
 	/*
-	 * The last user is gone and thus all sockets have to be destroyed to
-	 * the point. Check this.
+	 * Remaining transports at this point are not expected.
 	 */
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&serv->sv_permsocks));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&serv->sv_tempsocks));
+	WARN_ONCE(!list_empty(&serv->sv_permsocks),
+		  "SVC: permsocks remain for %s\n", serv->sv_program->pg_name);
+	WARN_ONCE(!list_empty(&serv->sv_tempsocks),
+		  "SVC: tempsocks remain for %s\n", serv->sv_program->pg_name);
 
 	cache_clean_deferred(serv);