diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
index 3d899383666edecbab0ab066a2b881c107a5551a..31f17d6f14ee7eda7e10b61809b47f0c5e17abb4 100644
--- a/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
+++ b/drivers/lightnvm/pblk-gc.c
@@ -147,10 +147,8 @@ static void pblk_gc_line_prepare_ws(struct work_struct *work)
 	int ret;
 
 	invalid_bitmap = kmalloc(lm->sec_bitmap_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!invalid_bitmap) {
-		pr_err("pblk: could not allocate GC invalid bitmap\n");
+	if (!invalid_bitmap)
 		goto fail_free_ws;
-	}
 
 	emeta_buf = pblk_malloc(lm->emeta_len[0], l_mg->emeta_alloc_type,
 								GFP_KERNEL);