diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c
index 6d728d9284bd..af7785ff5aa0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_64.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void dump_trace(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	if (!stack) {
 		if (regs)
 			stack = (unsigned long *)regs->sp;
-		else if (task && task != current)
+		else if (task != current)
 			stack = (unsigned long *)task->thread.sp;
 		else
 			stack = &dummy;