diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index dcd3a814d39b..a383d6c67bfa 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ static void __ftrace_hash_rec_update(struct ftrace_ops *ops,
 		 * If the notrace hash has no items,
 		 * then there's nothing to do.
 		 */
-		if (hash && !hash->count)
+		if (!hash || !hash->count)
 			return;
 	}