diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index 242c8c9..a5d21c4 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -216,10 +216,9 @@ static unsigned long *alloc_thread_stack_node(struct task_struct *tsk, int node)
 		if (!s)
 			continue;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
 		/* Clear stale pointers from reused stack. */
 		memset(s->addr, 0, THREAD_SIZE);
-#endif
+
 		tsk->stack_vm_area = s;
 		return s->addr;
 	}