diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
index e53637f8ac428566dd42b0469f45f2b14339669e..aa29d43130b3ec00f424d6ef7a3019d7599f03c9 100644
--- a/mm/mmap.c
+++ b/mm/mmap.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ int __vma_adjust(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long start,
 			 * If next doesn't have anon_vma, import from vma after
 			 * next, if the vma overlaps with it.
 			 */
-			if (remove_next == 2 && next && !next->anon_vma)
+			if (remove_next == 2 && !next->anon_vma)
 				exporter = next->vm_next;
 
 		} else if (end > next->vm_start) {