Index: runtime/src/kmp_tasking.c
===================================================================
--- runtime/src/kmp_tasking.c
+++ runtime/src/kmp_tasking.c
@@ -576,15 +576,10 @@
 static void
 __kmp_free_task_and_ancestors( kmp_int32 gtid, kmp_taskdata_t * taskdata, kmp_info_t * thread )
 {
-    kmp_int32 children = 0;
-    kmp_int32 team_or_tasking_serialized = taskdata -> td_flags.team_serial || taskdata -> td_flags.tasking_ser;
-
     KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( taskdata -> td_flags.tasktype == TASK_EXPLICIT );
 
-    if ( !team_or_tasking_serialized ) {
-        children = KMP_TEST_THEN_DEC32( (kmp_int32 *)(& taskdata -> td_allocated_child_tasks) ) - 1;
-        KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( children >= 0 );
-    }
+    kmp_int32 children = KMP_TEST_THEN_DEC32( (kmp_int32 *)(& taskdata -> td_allocated_child_tasks) ) - 1;
+    KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( children >= 0 );
 
     // Now, go up the ancestor tree to see if any ancestors can now be freed.
     while ( children == 0 )
@@ -599,16 +594,14 @@
 
         taskdata = parent_taskdata;
 
-        // Stop checking ancestors at implicit task or if tasking serialized
+        // Stop checking ancestors at implicit task
         // instead of walking up ancestor tree to avoid premature deallocation of ancestors.
-        if ( team_or_tasking_serialized || taskdata -> td_flags.tasktype == TASK_IMPLICIT )
+        if ( taskdata -> td_flags.tasktype == TASK_IMPLICIT )
             return;
 
-        if ( !team_or_tasking_serialized ) {
-            // Predecrement simulated by "- 1" calculation
-            children = KMP_TEST_THEN_DEC32( (kmp_int32 *)(& taskdata -> td_allocated_child_tasks) ) - 1;
-            KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( children >= 0 );
-        }
+        // Predecrement simulated by "- 1" calculation
+        children = KMP_TEST_THEN_DEC32( (kmp_int32 *)(& taskdata -> td_allocated_child_tasks) ) - 1;
+        KMP_DEBUG_ASSERT( children >= 0 );
     }
 
     KA_TRACE(20, ("__kmp_free_task_and_ancestors(exit): T#%d task %p has %d children; "