diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.h b/scripts/recordmcount.h
index 8f0a278..74eab03 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
@@ -389,11 +389,8 @@
 			mcountsym = get_mcountsym(sym0, relp, str0);
 
 		if (mcountsym == Elf_r_sym(relp) && !is_fake_mcount(relp)) {
-			if (make_nop) {
+			if (make_nop)
 				ret = make_nop((void *)ehdr, _w(shdr->sh_offset) + _w(relp->r_offset));
-				if (ret < 0)
-					return -1;
-			}
 			if (warn_on_notrace_sect && !once) {
 				printf("Section %s has mcount callers being ignored\n",
 				       txtname);