diff --git a/lib/uncompress.c b/lib/uncompress.c
index cdfebe9..3cf98dd 100644
--- a/lib/uncompress.c
+++ b/lib/uncompress.c
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@
 	int ret;
 	char *err;
 
-	BUG_ON(uncompress_size);
-
 	if (inbuf) {
 		ft = file_detect_type(inbuf);
 		uncompress_buf = NULL;