diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c b/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c
index 55cead809b18baccf804dd89dafec13c37eb0af0..48bae81f8dcab2febedc7238f190b985e5da4a13 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/initrd.c
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ static int __init read_initrd(void)
 	}
 
 	area = alloc_bootmem(size);
-	if (area == NULL)
-		return 0;
 
 	if (load_initrd(initrd, area, size) == -1)
 		return 0;