1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/port.c b/src/port.c
index b7aaa1b..55641e7 100644
--- a/src/port.c
+++ b/src/port.c
@@ -224,11 +224,12 @@ lilv_port_get_scale_points(const LilvPlugin* plugin, const LilvPort* port)
     sord_new_uri(plugin->world->world, (const uint8_t*)LV2_CORE__scalePoint),
     NULL);
 
-  LilvScalePoints* ret = NULL;
-  if (!sord_iter_end(points)) {
-    ret = lilv_scale_points_new();
+  if (sord_iter_end(points)) {
+    return NULL;
   }
 
+  LilvScalePoints* ret = lilv_scale_points_new();
+
   FOREACH_MATCH (points) {
     const SordNode* point = sord_iter_get_node(points, SORD_OBJECT);
 
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ lilv_port_get_scale_points(const LilvPlugin* plugin, const LilvPort* port)
   }
   sord_iter_free(points);
 
-  assert(!ret || lilv_nodes_size(ret) > 0);
+  assert(lilv_nodes_size(ret) > 0);
   return ret;
 }