1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index ba7e34b541..a1f9b7e154 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -10146,9 +10146,6 @@ repeat:
       *fnamep = xstrnsave(*fnamep, STRLEN(*fnamep) + 2);
       xfree(*bufp);          // free any allocated file name
       *bufp = *fnamep;
-      if (*fnamep == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-      }
       add_pathsep(*fnamep);
     }
   }