diff --git a/hw/pci-bridge/cxl_upstream.c b/hw/pci-bridge/cxl_upstream.c
index 36737189c6..d5341b530f 100644
--- a/hw/pci-bridge/cxl_upstream.c
+++ b/hw/pci-bridge/cxl_upstream.c
@@ -228,9 +228,6 @@ static int build_cdat_table(CDATSubHeader ***cdat_table, void *priv)
 
     sslbis_size = sizeof(CDATSslbis) + sizeof(*sslbis_latency->sslbe) * count;
     sslbis_latency = g_malloc(sslbis_size);
-    if (!sslbis_latency) {
-        return -ENOMEM;
-    }
     *sslbis_latency = (CDATSslbis) {
         .sslbis_header = {
             .header = {
@@ -251,9 +248,6 @@ static int build_cdat_table(CDATSubHeader ***cdat_table, void *priv)
     }
 
     sslbis_bandwidth = g_malloc(sslbis_size);
-    if (!sslbis_bandwidth) {
-        return 0;
-    }
     *sslbis_bandwidth = (CDATSslbis) {
         .sslbis_header = {
             .header = {