diff --git a/kernel/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup.c
index ad3359f903f0..8da9048078c5 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup.c
@@ -4994,8 +4994,7 @@ void cgroup_exit(struct task_struct *tsk, int run_callbacks)
 	}
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 
-	if (cg)
-		put_css_set_taskexit(cg);
+	put_css_set_taskexit(cg);
 }
 
 /**