diff --git a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
index 05fc68dc54..f5e5375e80 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_daemon.c
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ virLockDaemonNew(virLockDaemonConfig *config, bool privileged)
     virObjectUnref(srv);
     srv = NULL;
 
-    if (!(lockd->lockspaces = virHashNew(virLockDaemonLockSpaceDataFree)))
-        goto error;
+    lockd->lockspaces = virHashNew(virLockDaemonLockSpaceDataFree);
 
     if (!(lockd->defaultLockspace = virLockSpaceNew(NULL)))
         goto error;