diff --git a/src/jtagmkII.c b/src/jtagmkII.c
index ae1e6d81..0266ce9f 100644
--- a/src/jtagmkII.c
+++ b/src/jtagmkII.c
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ static int jtagmkII_recv_frame(const PROGRAMMER *pgm, unsigned char **msg,
               msglen, MAX_MESSAGE);
 	    state = sSTART;
 	    headeridx = 0;
-	  } else if ((buf = malloc(msglen + 10)) == NULL) { // Sic! malloc is OK here
+	  } else if ((buf = malloc(msglen + 10)) == NULL) {
 	    pmsg_error("out of memory\n");
 	    ignorpkt++;
 	  } else {