diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index aa86b31..5828a3b 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1243,15 +1243,10 @@ xmakeglyphfontspecs(XftGlyphFontSpec *specs, const Glyph *glyphs, int len, int x
 			fontpattern = FcFontSetMatch(0, fcsets, 1,
 					fcpattern, &fcres);
 
-			/*
-			 * Allocate memory for the new cache entry.
-			 */
+			/* Allocate memory for the new cache entry. */
 			if (frclen >= frccap) {
 				frccap += 16;
-				if (!frc)
-					frc = xmalloc(frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
-				else
-					frc = xrealloc(frc, frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
+				frc = xrealloc(frc, frccap * sizeof(Fontcache));
 			}
 
 			frc[frclen].font = XftFontOpenPattern(xw.dpy,