diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
index b153d217df..ae8e5043da 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_main.c
@@ -5473,8 +5473,6 @@ parse_fs_perm_set(fs_perm_set_t *fspset, nvlist_t *nvl)
 		data_type_t type = nvpair_type(nvp);
 		fs_perm_t *fsperm = NULL;
 		fs_perm_node_t *node = safe_malloc(sizeof (fs_perm_node_t));
-		if (node == NULL)
-			nomem();
 
 		fsperm = &node->fspn_fsperm;
 
diff --git a/cmd/zfs/zfs_util.h b/cmd/zfs/zfs_util.h
index a56af59adb..cd0dc3ed04 100644
--- a/cmd/zfs/zfs_util.h
+++ b/cmd/zfs/zfs_util.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-void * safe_malloc(size_t size);
+void *safe_malloc(size_t size);
 void nomem(void);
 extern libzfs_handle_t *g_zfs;