diff --git a/kernel/crash_core.c b/kernel/crash_core.c
index 256cf6db573c..c232f01a2c54 100644
--- a/kernel/crash_core.c
+++ b/kernel/crash_core.c
@@ -222,9 +222,6 @@ next:
 		p = strstr(p+1, name);
 	}
 
-	if (!ck_cmdline)
-		return NULL;
-
 	return ck_cmdline;
 }