diff --git a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c
index 8ae5a76d533cba1a9787c5495df39bb9bcc2637f..cf38cf1324866f918031dfddbf890a78ce435311 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/et131x/et131x.c
@@ -2422,10 +2422,8 @@ static struct rfd *nic_rx_pkts(struct et131x_adapter *adapter)
 	rfd->len = len;
 
 	skb = dev_alloc_skb(rfd->len + 2);
-	if (!skb) {
-		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev, "Couldn't alloc an SKB for Rx\n");
+	if (!skb)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	adapter->netdev->stats.rx_bytes += rfd->len;