diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
index 24f233f913..084f0f548a 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-utils.c
@@ -1515,15 +1515,13 @@ nm_utils_uuid_generate_from_string (const char *s)
 
 	if (!nm_utils_init (&error)) {
 		g_warning ("error initializing crypto: %s", error->message);
-		if (error)
-			g_error_free (error);
+		g_error_free (error);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (!crypto_md5_hash (NULL, 0, s, strlen (s), (char *) uuid, sizeof (uuid), &error)) {
 		g_warning ("error generating UUID: %s", error->message);
-		if (error)
-			g_error_free (error);
+		g_error_free (error);
 		return NULL;
 	}