1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 76e0bb2a89..1c8b28d893 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -534,10 +534,8 @@ const char *qemu_get_vm_name(void)
 
 static void res_free(void)
 {
-    if (boot_splash_filedata != NULL) {
-        g_free(boot_splash_filedata);
-        boot_splash_filedata = NULL;
-    }
+    g_free(boot_splash_filedata);
+    boot_splash_filedata = NULL;
 }
 
 static int default_driver_check(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)