1 files changed, 8 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 162c2187d8..89feb9ed75 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ out:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
 
-static uint16List **host_memory_append_node(uint16List **node,
-                                            unsigned long value)
-{
-     *node = g_malloc0(sizeof(**node));
-     (*node)->value = value;
-     return &(*node)->next;
-}
-
 static void
 host_memory_backend_get_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                                    void *opaque, Error **errp)
@@ -82,23 +74,25 @@ host_memory_backend_get_host_nodes(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
     unsigned long value;
 
     value = find_first_bit(backend->host_nodes, MAX_NODES);
-
-    node = host_memory_append_node(node, value);
-
     if (value == MAX_NODES) {
-        goto out;
+        return;
     }
 
+    *node = g_malloc0(sizeof(**node));
+    (*node)->value = value;
+    node = &(*node)->next;
+
     do {
         value = find_next_bit(backend->host_nodes, MAX_NODES, value + 1);
         if (value == MAX_NODES) {
             break;
         }
 
-        node = host_memory_append_node(node, value);
+        *node = g_malloc0(sizeof(**node));
+        (*node)->value = value;
+        node = &(*node)->next;
     } while (true);
 
-out:
     visit_type_uint16List(v, name, &host_nodes, errp);
 }