diff --git a/pidfile.c b/pidfile.c
index fa89c4e..89e24d3 100644
--- a/pidfile.c
+++ b/pidfile.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: pidfile.c,v 1.10 2014/06/30 00:26:22 deraadt Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: pidfile.c,v 1.11 2015/06/03 02:24:36 millert Exp $	*/
 /*	$NetBSD: pidfile.c,v 1.4 2001/02/19 22:43:42 cgd Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ extern char *__progname;
 int
 pidfile(const char *basename)
 {
-	int save_errno, result;
+	int save_errno;
 	pid_t pid;
 	FILE *f;
 
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ pidfile(const char *basename)
 	}
 
 	/* _PATH_VARRUN includes trailing / */
-	result = asprintf(&pidfile_path, "%s%s.pid", _PATH_VARRUN, basename);
-	if (result == -1 || pidfile_path == NULL)
+	if (asprintf(&pidfile_path, "%s%s.pid", _PATH_VARRUN, basename) == -1)
 		return (-1);
 
 	if ((f = fopen(pidfile_path, "w")) == NULL) {