diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index da3d328f5c15..6e53c2d916cd 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ static long __bpf_get_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *task,
 
 	max_depth = stack_map_calculate_max_depth(size, elem_size, flags);
 
-	if (may_fault)
-		rcu_read_lock(); /* need RCU for perf's callchain below */
+	rcu_read_lock(); /* need RCU for perf's callchain below */
 
 	if (trace_in) {
 		trace = trace_in;
@@ -474,8 +473,7 @@ static long __bpf_get_stack(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *task,
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!trace) || trace->nr < skip) {
-		if (may_fault)
-			rcu_read_unlock();
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		goto err_fault;
 	}