diff --git a/tests/virhostcputest.c b/tests/virhostcputest.c
index 786a363e48..2608f0becc 100644
--- a/tests/virhostcputest.c
+++ b/tests/virhostcputest.c
@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ linuxCPUStatsCompareFiles(const char *cpustatfile,
             goto fail;
     }
 
-    if (!(actualData = virBufferContentAndReset(&buf))) {
-        virReportOOMError();
-        goto fail;
-    }
+    actualData = virBufferContentAndReset(&buf);
 
     if (virTestCompareToFile(actualData, outfile) < 0)
         goto fail;