diff --git a/fuzzers/iso8601_fuzzer.c b/fuzzers/iso8601_fuzzer.c
index 5d719ce7cb..cb83cb8f2a 100644
--- a/fuzzers/iso8601_fuzzer.c
+++ b/fuzzers/iso8601_fuzzer.c
@@ -1,47 +1,45 @@
 /*
  * Copyright 2024 the Pacemaker project contributors
  *
  * The version control history for this file may have further details.
  *
  * This source code is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License
  * version 2.1 or later (LGPLv2.1+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
  */
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 #include <crm/common/util.h>
 #include <crm/common/iso8601.h>
 #include <crm/common/iso8601_internal.h>
 
 
 int
 LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size)
 {
   char *ns;
   char *result;
   time_t epoch;
   pcmk__time_hr_t *now;
 
   // Ensure we have enough data.
   if (size < 10) {
     return 0;
   }
   ns = malloc(size+1);
   memcpy(ns, data, size);
   ns[size] = '\0';
 
   crm_time_parse_period(ns);
   pcmk__time_hr_new(ns);
 
   epoch = 0;
   now = NULL;
   now = pcmk__time_hr_now(&epoch);
   result = pcmk__time_format_hr(ns, now);
-  if (result == NULL) {
-    free(result);
-  }
+  free(result);
 
   free(ns);  
   return 0;
 }