diff --git a/src/shared/bus-unit-procs.c b/src/shared/bus-unit-procs.c
index b9be8fe1be..b21fe39326 100644
--- a/src/shared/bus-unit-procs.c
+++ b/src/shared/bus-unit-procs.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ static int add_cgroup(Hashmap *cgroups, const char *path, bool is_const, struct
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 pp = strndupa(path, e - path);
-                if (!pp)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
 
                 r = add_cgroup(cgroups, pp, false, &parent);
                 if (r < 0)