diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
index a9e3d0152c0b..51b045b20c1a 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/acpi_power_meter.c
@@ -381,8 +381,10 @@ static ssize_t show_str(struct device *dev,
 		val = resource->oem_info;
 		break;
 	default:
-		BUG();
+		WARN(1, "Implementation error: unexpected attribute index %d\n",
+		     attr->index);
 		val = "";
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", val);
@@ -436,7 +438,9 @@ static ssize_t show_val(struct device *dev,
 		val = resource->trip[attr->index - 7] * 1000;
 		break;
 	default:
-		BUG();
+		WARN(1, "Implementation error: unexpected attribute index %d\n",
+		     attr->index);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", val);
@@ -855,7 +859,8 @@ static void acpi_power_meter_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 		dev_info(&device->dev, "Capping in progress.\n");
 		break;
 	default:
-		BUG();
+		WARN(1, "Unexpected event %d\n", event);
+		break;
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);