diff --git a/src/test/test-notify-recv.c b/src/test/test-notify-recv.c
index 24690b40a4..be236a3b9f 100644
--- a/src/test/test-notify-recv.c
+++ b/src/test/test-notify-recv.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ TEST(notify_socket_prepare) {
                 .pidref = PIDREF_NULL,
         };
         _cleanup_free_ char *path = NULL;
-        ASSERT_OK(notify_socket_prepare(e, SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL - 10, on_recv, &c, &path) >= 0);
+        ASSERT_OK(notify_socket_prepare(e, SD_EVENT_PRIORITY_NORMAL - 10, on_recv, &c, &path));
 
         ASSERT_OK(sigprocmask_many(SIG_BLOCK, NULL, SIGCHLD));