diff --git a/src/remote/remote_driver.c b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
index 4a16b8ef1d..307f9ca945 100644
--- a/src/remote/remote_driver.c
+++ b/src/remote/remote_driver.c
@@ -5663,10 +5663,7 @@ remoteDomainMigratePrepareTunnel3(virConnectPtr dconn,
                                         false)))
         return -1;
 
-    if (virNetClientAddStream(priv->client, netst) < 0) {
-        virObjectUnref(netst);
-        return -1;
-    }
+    virNetClientAddStream(priv->client, netst);
 
     st->driver = &remoteStreamDrv;
     st->privateData = netst;
@@ -6432,10 +6429,7 @@ remoteDomainMigratePrepareTunnel3Params(virConnectPtr dconn,
                                         false)))
         goto cleanup;
 
-    if (virNetClientAddStream(priv->client, netst) < 0) {
-        virObjectUnref(netst);
-        goto cleanup;
-    }
+    virNetClientAddStream(priv->client, netst);
 
     st->driver = &remoteStreamDrv;
     st->privateData = netst;
diff --git a/src/rpc/gendispatch.pl b/src/rpc/gendispatch.pl
index c5842dc796..724a6aed6e 100755
--- a/src/rpc/gendispatch.pl
+++ b/src/rpc/gendispatch.pl
@@ -1822,10 +1822,7 @@ elsif ($mode eq "client") {
             print "    if (!(netst = virNetClientStreamNew(priv->remoteProgram, $call->{constname}, priv->counter, sparse)))\n";
             print "        goto cleanup;\n";
             print "\n";
-            print "    if (virNetClientAddStream(priv->client, netst) < 0) {\n";
-            print "        virObjectUnref(netst);\n";
-            print "        goto cleanup;\n";
-            print "    }";
+            print "    virNetClientAddStream(priv->client, netst);\n";
             print "\n";
             print "    st->driver = &remoteStreamDrv;\n";
             print "    st->privateData = netst;\n";
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
index 62d2368c9a..92933220e2 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.c
@@ -1065,8 +1065,8 @@ void virNetClientAddProgram(virNetClient *client,
 }
 
 
-int virNetClientAddStream(virNetClient *client,
-                          virNetClientStream *st)
+void virNetClientAddStream(virNetClient *client,
+                           virNetClientStream *st)
 {
     virObjectLock(client);
 
@@ -1074,7 +1074,6 @@ int virNetClientAddStream(virNetClient *client,
     client->streams[client->nstreams-1] = virObjectRef(st);
 
     virObjectUnlock(client);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/virnetclient.h b/src/rpc/virnetclient.h
index ade3f8babe..d21dd089d8 100644
--- a/src/rpc/virnetclient.h
+++ b/src/rpc/virnetclient.h
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ bool virNetClientHasPassFD(virNetClient *client);
 void virNetClientAddProgram(virNetClient *client,
                             virNetClientProgram *prog);
 
-int virNetClientAddStream(virNetClient *client,
-                          virNetClientStream *st);
+void virNetClientAddStream(virNetClient *client,
+                           virNetClientStream *st);
 
 void virNetClientRemoveStream(virNetClient *client,
                               virNetClientStream *st);