diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 9f8a3f25259a9da4c8535bab07014b07da79a643..3afd354c46f1ebac4e6a86cf5912c763a03725d3 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ static int __kprobes __register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p,
 		 * avoid incrementing the module refcount, so as to allow
 		 * unloading of self probing modules.
 		 */
-		if (calling_mod && calling_mod != probed_mod) {
+		if (calling_mod != probed_mod) {
 			if (unlikely(!try_module_get(probed_mod))) {
 				preempt_enable();
 				return -EINVAL;