diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
index 03ee13235a45d..ba11f54f5ab8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/resctrl/ctrlmondata.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int parse_cbm(struct rdt_parse_data *data, struct rdt_resource *r,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (r->cbm_validate && !r->cbm_validate(data->buf, &cbm_val, r))
+	if (!r->cbm_validate(data->buf, &cbm_val, r))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((rdtgrp->mode == RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE ||