1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index cdd9b04989..2f0ab3a121 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ static int net_init_nic(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
         assert(peer);
         nd->netdev = peer;
     }
-    if (name) {
-        nd->name = g_strdup(name);
-    }
+    nd->name = g_strdup(name);
     if (nic->has_model) {
         nd->model = g_strdup(nic->model);
     }