diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c b/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c
index 29df8484282b..f9293bfefb7f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/crash_dump.c
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ struct save_area * __init save_area_alloc(bool is_boot_cpu)
  */
 struct save_area * __init save_area_boot_cpu(void)
 {
-	if (list_empty(&dump_save_areas))
-		return NULL;
-	return list_first_entry(&dump_save_areas, struct save_area, list);
+	return list_first_entry_or_null(&dump_save_areas, struct save_area, list);
 }
 
 /*