diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index e6b5309e70f3a30be849a25c0f26767478b7beec..57772a18c39470061cdfcec35467cacb54948825 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void dump_trace(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	if (!stack) {
 		unsigned long dummy;
 		stack = &dummy;
-		if (task && task != current)
+		if (task != current)
 			stack = (unsigned long *)task->thread.esp;
 	}