1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-io.c b/qemu-io.c
index ff353ebba3..0f6d1b6b23 100644
--- a/qemu-io.c
+++ b/qemu-io.c
@@ -1509,8 +1509,6 @@ static int openfile(char *name, int flags, int growable)
 		}
 	} else {
 		bs = bdrv_new("hda");
-		if (!bs)
-			return 1;
 
 		if (bdrv_open(bs, name, flags, NULL) < 0) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s: can't open device %s\n", progname, name);