1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscalls/hostname.cpp b/Kernel/Syscalls/hostname.cpp
index 69f2132e3f..7dd259522a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscalls/hostname.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Syscalls/hostname.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,10 @@ KResultOr<FlatPtr> Process::sys$sethostname(Userspace<const char*> buffer, size_
         return EPERM;
     if (length > 64)
         return ENAMETOOLONG;
+    auto new_name = TRY(try_copy_kstring_from_user(buffer, length));
     return hostname().with_exclusive([&](auto& name) -> KResultOr<FlatPtr> {
-        auto name_or_error = try_copy_kstring_from_user(buffer, length);
-        if (name_or_error.is_error())
-            return name_or_error.error();
         // FIXME: Use KString instead of String here.
-        name = name_or_error.value()->view();
+        name = new_name->view();
         return 0;
     });
 }