diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack_32.c
index f2a1770ca176381b843f9ab6f08327e55a9a3d6c..a21d49c071db0198a767a9e41d8f97a4621ede88 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;
 	}