diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c b/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
index 5ef09ac6e..2fd10eab7 100755
--- a/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
@@ -479,10 +479,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		trigger_name = malloc(IIO_MAX_NAME_LENGTH);
-		if (!trigger_name) {
-			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto error;
-		}
 		ret = read_sysfs_string("name", trig_dev_name, trigger_name);
 		free(trig_dev_name);
 		if (ret < 0) {