diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
index b2c141eaca02..97df4e681bb7 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
@@ -2483,8 +2483,6 @@ static bool tracing_record_taskinfo_skip(int flags)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!(flags & (TRACE_RECORD_CMDLINE | TRACE_RECORD_TGID))))
 		return true;
-	if (atomic_read(&trace_record_taskinfo_disabled) || !tracing_is_on())
-		return true;
 	if (!__this_cpu_read(trace_taskinfo_save))
 		return true;
 	return false;