--- src/sys/bus/firewire/fwmem.c	2006/12/22 23:12:16	1.15
+++ src/sys/bus/firewire/fwmem.c	2008/01/06 16:55:49	1.16
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ fwmem_open (struct dev_open_args *ap)
 	} else {
 		fms = (struct fwmem_softc *)kmalloc(sizeof(struct fwmem_softc),
 							M_FWMEM, M_WAITOK);
-		if (fms == NULL)
-			return ENOMEM;
 		bcopy(&fwmem_eui64, &fms->eui, sizeof(struct fw_eui64));
 		dev->si_drv1 = (void *)fms;
 		dev->si_iosize_max = DFLTPHYS;