1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/buffered_file.c b/buffered_file.c
index be5baea656..ec4f6641cc 100644
--- a/buffered_file.c
+++ b/buffered_file.c
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ QEMUFile *qemu_fopen_ops_buffered(void *opaque,
     QEMUFileBuffered *s;
 
     s = qemu_mallocz(sizeof(*s));
-    if (s == NULL)
-        return NULL;
 
     s->opaque = opaque;
     s->xfer_limit = bytes_per_sec / 10;