diff --git a/plugins-root/check_icmp.c b/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
index ce88bec7..c71ea29c 100644
--- a/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
+++ b/plugins-root/check_icmp.c
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	table = malloc(sizeof(struct rta_host *) * targets);
 	if(!table) {
 		crash("main(): malloc failed for host table");
-		return 3;
 	}
 
 	i = 0;