diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index d1f7149f8704..11546a6ed5df 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -3047,7 +3047,8 @@ static noinline void __schedule_bug(struct task_struct *prev)
 static inline void schedule_debug(struct task_struct *prev)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK
-	BUG_ON(task_stack_end_corrupted(prev));
+	if (task_stack_end_corrupted(prev))
+		panic("corrupted stack end detected inside scheduler\n");
 #endif
 
 	if (unlikely(in_atomic_preempt_off())) {