diff --git a/android/hidhost.c b/android/hidhost.c
index b8d2d8f..ea83733 100644
--- a/android/hidhost.c
+++ b/android/hidhost.c
@@ -173,15 +173,14 @@ static void hex2buf(const uint8_t *hex, uint8_t *buf, int num)
 static void handle_uhid_output(struct hid_device *dev,
 						struct uhid_output_req *output)
 {
-	int fd;
-	uint8_t *req = NULL;
-	uint8_t req_size = 0;
+	int fd, req_size;
+	uint8_t *req;
 
-	if (!(dev->ctrl_io))
+	if (!dev->ctrl_io)
 		return;
 
 	req_size = 1 + output->size;
-	req = g_try_malloc0(req_size);
+	req = malloc0(req_size);
 	if (!req)
 		return;
 
@@ -191,10 +190,10 @@ static void handle_uhid_output(struct hid_device *dev,
 	fd = g_io_channel_unix_get_fd(dev->ctrl_io);
 
 	if (write(fd, req, req_size) < 0)
-		error("error writing set_report: %s (%d)",
-						strerror(errno), errno);
+		error("hidhost: error writing set_report: %s (%d)",
+							strerror(errno), errno);
 
-	g_free(req);
+	free(req);
 }
 
 static gboolean uhid_event_cb(GIOChannel *io, GIOCondition cond,