diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
index 7ef55f45e9..148ae15fed 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_driver.c
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ nodeDeviceUpdateDriverName(virNodeDeviceDefPtr def)
 
     VIR_FREE(def->driver);
 
-    if (virAsprintf(&driver_link, "%s/driver", def->sysfs_path) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+    driver_link = g_strdup_printf("%s/driver", def->sysfs_path);
 
     /* Some devices don't have an explicit driver, so just return
        without a name */
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
index 688a0e0f06..b40f93df46 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_hal.c
@@ -614,16 +614,13 @@ nodeStateInitialize(bool privileged G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     nodeDeviceLock();
 
     if (privileged) {
-        if (virAsprintf(&driver->stateDir,
-                        "%s/libvirt/nodedev", RUNSTATEDIR) < 0)
-            goto failure;
+        driver->stateDir = g_strdup_printf("%s/libvirt/nodedev", RUNSTATEDIR);
     } else {
         g_autofree char *rundir = NULL;
 
         if (!(rundir = virGetUserRuntimeDirectory()))
             goto failure;
-        if (virAsprintf(&driver->stateDir, "%s/nodedev/run", rundir) < 0)
-            goto failure;
+        driver->stateDir = g_strdup_printf("%s/nodedev/run", rundir);
     }
 
     if (virFileMakePathWithMode(driver->stateDir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {
diff --git a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
index e3c81057f0..29cd0ea573 100644
--- a/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
+++ b/src/node_device/node_device_udev.c
@@ -1025,9 +1025,7 @@ udevProcessMediatedDevice(struct udev_device *dev,
      * it by waiting for the attributes to become available.
      */
 
-    if (virAsprintf(&linkpath, "%s/mdev_type",
-                    udev_device_get_syspath(dev)) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+    linkpath = g_strdup_printf("%s/mdev_type", udev_device_get_syspath(dev));
 
     if (virFileWaitForExists(linkpath, 1, 100) < 0) {
         virReportSystemError(errno,
@@ -1809,16 +1807,13 @@ nodeStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     driver->privileged = privileged;
 
     if (privileged) {
-        if (virAsprintf(&driver->stateDir,
-                        "%s/libvirt/nodedev", RUNSTATEDIR) < 0)
-            goto cleanup;
+        driver->stateDir = g_strdup_printf("%s/libvirt/nodedev", RUNSTATEDIR);
     } else {
         g_autofree char *rundir = NULL;
 
         if (!(rundir = virGetUserRuntimeDirectory()))
             goto cleanup;
-        if (virAsprintf(&driver->stateDir, "%s/nodedev/run", rundir) < 0)
-            goto cleanup;
+        driver->stateDir = g_strdup_printf("%s/nodedev/run", rundir);
     }
 
     if (virFileMakePathWithMode(driver->stateDir, S_IRWXU) < 0) {