diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 0e7fea78f565..f774e9365a03 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ static void perf_event_context_sched_out(struct task_struct *task, int ctxn,
 	next_parent = rcu_dereference(next_ctx->parent_ctx);
 
 	/* If neither context have a parent context; they cannot be clones. */
-	if (!parent && !next_parent)
+	if (!parent || !next_parent)
 		goto unlock;
 
 	if (next_parent == ctx || next_ctx == parent || next_parent == parent) {