diff --git a/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.c b/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.c
index fb9ea71665..d2702334e3 100644
--- a/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.c
+++ b/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.c
@@ -32,16 +32,14 @@ struct _virAccessDriverStackPrivate {
 };
 
 
-int virAccessDriverStackAppend(virAccessManager *manager,
-                               virAccessManager *child)
+void virAccessDriverStackAppend(virAccessManager *manager,
+                                virAccessManager *child)
 {
     virAccessDriverStackPrivate *priv = virAccessManagerGetPrivateData(manager);
 
     VIR_EXPAND_N(priv->managers, priv->managersLen, 1);
 
     priv->managers[priv->managersLen-1] = child;
-
-    return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.h b/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.h
index abcfc30ec3..cabd56a5a7 100644
--- a/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.h
+++ b/src/access/viraccessdriverstack.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "access/viraccessdriver.h"
 
 
-int virAccessDriverStackAppend(virAccessManager *manager,
-                               virAccessManager *child);
+void virAccessDriverStackAppend(virAccessManager *manager,
+                                virAccessManager *child);
 
 extern virAccessDriver accessDriverStack;
diff --git a/src/access/viraccessmanager.c b/src/access/viraccessmanager.c
index 481528c3b9..6d9fdee5f1 100644
--- a/src/access/viraccessmanager.c
+++ b/src/access/viraccessmanager.c
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ virAccessManager *virAccessManagerNewStack(const char **names)
         if (!child)
             goto error;
 
-        if (virAccessDriverStackAppend(manager, child) < 0) {
-            virObjectUnref(child);
-            goto error;
-        }
+        virAccessDriverStackAppend(manager, child);
     }
 
     return manager;