diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
index f2a1770ca1763..a21d49c071db0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ void dump_trace(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		unsigned long dummy;
 
 		stack = &dummy;
-		if (task && task != current)
+		if (task != current)
 			stack = (unsigned long *)task->thread.sp;
 	}