diff --git a/lib/ferr.c b/lib/ferr.c
index d315cf843c..45574520a5 100644
--- a/lib/ferr.c
+++ b/lib/ferr.c
@@ -70,13 +70,6 @@ static ferr_r ferr_set_va(const char *file, int line, const char *func,
 
 	if (!error) {
 		error = XCALLOC(MTYPE_ERRINFO, sizeof(*error));
-		if (!error) {
-			/* we're screwed */
-			zlog_err("out of memory while allocating error info");
-			raise(SIGSEGV);
-			abort(); /* raise() can return, but raise(SIGSEGV) shall
-				    not */
-		}
 
 		pthread_setspecific(errkey, error);
 	}