diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c b/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
index c79f22425fa8..24d2745e9437 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/lowmemorykiller.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static unsigned long lowmem_scan(struct shrinker *s, struct shrink_control *sc)
 		if (!p)
 			continue;
 
-		if (task_lmk_waiting(p) && p->mm &&
+		if (task_lmk_waiting(p) &&
 		    time_before_eq(jiffies, lowmem_deathpending_timeout)) {
 			task_unlock(p);
 			rcu_read_unlock();