diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/kmemcheck/kmemcheck.c b/arch/x86/mm/kmemcheck/kmemcheck.c
index 2c55ed098654..5b99004fb4be 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/kmemcheck/kmemcheck.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/kmemcheck/kmemcheck.c
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ void kmemcheck_hide(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	BUG_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
-	if (data->balance == 0)
-		return;
-
 	if (unlikely(data->balance != 1)) {
 		kmemcheck_show_all();
 		kmemcheck_error_save_bug(regs);