diff --git a/src/fccfg.c b/src/fccfg.c
index d7e588c..1ac7c43 100644
--- a/src/fccfg.c
+++ b/src/fccfg.c
@@ -428,8 +428,7 @@ FcConfig *
 FcConfigGetCurrent (void)
 {
     if (!_fcConfig)
-	if (!FcConfigInit ())
-	    return 0;
+	FcConfigInit ();
     return _fcConfig;
 }