diff --git a/kernel/stacktrace.c b/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 36139de0a3c4..c8d0f05721a1 100644
--- a/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ unsigned int stack_trace_save_user(unsigned long *store, unsigned int size)
 	};
 
 	/* Trace user stack if not a kernel thread */
-	if (!current->mm)
+	if (current->flags & PF_KTHREAD)
 		return 0;
 
 	arch_stack_walk_user(consume_entry, &c, task_pt_regs(current));