1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/libblkid/src/tag.c b/libblkid/src/tag.c
index a59c0e63a..6fcaa7e5e 100644
--- a/libblkid/src/tag.c
+++ b/libblkid/src/tag.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int blkid_set_tag(blkid_dev dev, const char *name,
 		/* Existing tag not present, add to device */
 		if (!(t = blkid_new_tag()))
 			goto errout;
-		t->bit_name = name ? strdup(name) : NULL;
+		t->bit_name = strdup(name);
 		t->bit_val = val;
 		t->bit_dev = dev;
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int blkid_set_tag(blkid_dev dev, const char *name,
 					goto errout;
 
 				DBG(TAG, ul_debug("    creating new cache tag head %s", name));
-				head->bit_name = name ? strdup(name) : NULL;
+				head->bit_name = strdup(name);
 				if (!head->bit_name)
 					goto errout;
 				list_add_tail(&head->bit_tags,