diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index eefca8581fa0..2cea2658e985 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static unsigned int try_to_freeze_tasks(int freeze_user_space)
 				cancel_freezing(p);
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (is_user_space(p) == !freeze_user_space)
+			if (freeze_user_space && !is_user_space(p))
 				continue;
 
 			freeze_process(p);
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static unsigned int try_to_freeze_tasks(int freeze_user_space)
 				TIMEOUT / HZ, todo);
 		read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
 		do_each_thread(g, p) {
-			if (is_user_space(p) == !freeze_user_space)
+			if (freeze_user_space && !is_user_space(p))
 				continue;
 
 			task_lock(p);