diff --git a/src/basic/string-table.h b/src/basic/string-table.h
index 3be70dfade..d1d90df786 100644
--- a/src/basic/string-table.h
+++ b/src/basic/string-table.h
@@ -47,10 +47,8 @@ ssize_t string_table_lookup(const char * const *table, size_t len, const char *k
                         s = strdup(name##_table[i]);                    \
                         if (!s)                                         \
                                 return -ENOMEM;                         \
-                } else {                                                \
-                        if (asprintf(&s, "%i", i) < 0)                  \
-                                return -ENOMEM;                         \
-                }                                                       \
+                } else if (asprintf(&s, "%i", i) < 0)                   \
+                        return -ENOMEM;                                 \
                 *str = s;                                               \
                 return 0;                                               \
         }