diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_interop_config.c b/src/qemu/qemu_interop_config.c
index cbabde45df..f5f419e630 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_interop_config.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_interop_config.c
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ qemuInteropFetchConfigs(const char *name,
         if (!xdgConfig) {
             g_autofree char *home = virGetUserDirectory();
 
-            if (!home)
-                return -1;
-
             xdgConfig = g_strdup_printf("%s/.config", home);
         }