diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sink.c b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
index 396894371..a6a3a2fbc 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sink.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
@@ -1549,8 +1549,7 @@ pa_usec_t pa_sink_get_latency_within_thread(pa_sink *s) {
 
     /* FIXME: We probably should make this a proper vtable callback instead of going through process_msg() */
 
-    if (o->process_msg(o, PA_SINK_MESSAGE_GET_LATENCY, &usec, 0, NULL) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    o->process_msg(o, PA_SINK_MESSAGE_GET_LATENCY, &usec, 0, NULL);
 
     /* usec is unsigned, so check that the offset can be added to usec without
      * underflowing. */
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/source.c b/src/pulsecore/source.c
index 142508255..12aa19d18 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/source.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/source.c
@@ -1144,8 +1144,7 @@ pa_usec_t pa_source_get_latency_within_thread(pa_source *s) {
 
     /* FIXME: We probably should make this a proper vtable callback instead of going through process_msg() */
 
-    if (o->process_msg(o, PA_SOURCE_MESSAGE_GET_LATENCY, &usec, 0, NULL) < 0)
-        return -1;
+    o->process_msg(o, PA_SOURCE_MESSAGE_GET_LATENCY, &usec, 0, NULL);
 
     /* usec is unsigned, so check that the offset can be added to usec without
      * underflowing. */