diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
index 8707f842ad..ef7696a496 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.c
@@ -275,18 +275,15 @@ vmwareExtractVersion(struct vmware_driver *driver)
 
     switch (driver->type) {
         case VMWARE_DRIVER_PLAYER:
-            if (virAsprintf(&bin, "%s/%s", vmwarePath, "vmplayer") < 0)
-                goto cleanup;
+            bin = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", vmwarePath, "vmplayer");
             break;
 
         case VMWARE_DRIVER_WORKSTATION:
-            if (virAsprintf(&bin, "%s/%s", vmwarePath, "vmware") < 0)
-                goto cleanup;
+            bin = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", vmwarePath, "vmware");
             break;
 
         case VMWARE_DRIVER_FUSION:
-            if (virAsprintf(&bin, "%s/%s", vmwarePath, "vmware-vmx") < 0)
-                goto cleanup;
+            bin = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s", vmwarePath, "vmware-vmx");
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -365,19 +362,13 @@ vmwareParsePath(const char *path, char **directory, char **filename)
     return -1;
 }
 
-int
+void
 vmwareConstructVmxPath(char *directoryName, char *name, char **vmxPath)
 {
-    int ret;
-
     if (directoryName != NULL)
-        ret = virAsprintf(vmxPath, "%s/%s.vmx", directoryName, name);
+        *vmxPath = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s.vmx", directoryName, name);
     else
-        ret = virAsprintf(vmxPath, "%s.vmx", name);
-
-    if (ret < 0)
-        return -1;
-    return 0;
+        *vmxPath = g_strdup_printf("%s.vmx", name);
 }
 
 int
@@ -437,8 +428,7 @@ vmwareVmxPath(virDomainDefPtr vmdef, char **vmxPath)
         goto cleanup;
     }
 
-    if (vmwareConstructVmxPath(directoryName, vmdef->name, vmxPath) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+    vmwareConstructVmxPath(directoryName, vmdef->name, vmxPath);
 
     ret = 0;
 
@@ -477,8 +467,7 @@ vmwareMoveFile(char *srcFile, char *dstFile)
 int
 vmwareMakePath(char *srcDir, char *srcName, char *srcExt, char **outpath)
 {
-    if (virAsprintf(outpath, "%s/%s.%s", srcDir, srcName, srcExt) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    *outpath = g_strdup_printf("%s/%s.%s", srcDir, srcName, srcExt);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -495,9 +484,7 @@ vmwareExtractPid(const char * vmxPath)
     if ((vmxDir = mdir_name(vmxPath)) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (virAsprintf(&logFilePath, "%s/vmware.log",
-                    vmxDir) < 0)
-        goto cleanup;
+    logFilePath = g_strdup_printf("%s/vmware.log", vmxDir);
 
     if ((logFile = fopen(logFilePath, "r")) == NULL)
         goto cleanup;
diff --git a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h
index deeed22300..5e0ef3744f 100644
--- a/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h
+++ b/src/vmware/vmware_conf.h
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ int vmwareParseVersionStr(int type, const char *buf, unsigned long *version);
 
 int vmwareDomainConfigDisplay(vmwareDomainPtr domain, virDomainDefPtr vmdef);
 
-int vmwareConstructVmxPath(char *directoryName, char *name,
-                           char **vmxPath);
+void  vmwareConstructVmxPath(char *directoryName, char *name,
+                             char **vmxPath);
 
 int vmwareVmxPath(virDomainDefPtr vmdef, char **vmxPath);