diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
index 3d39f0b5b4a8afd8352edd95627e1fd690d968d5..249fadbdb42ecd098fcaf7507532b6a5ab8f13f2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
@@ -843,10 +843,8 @@ static int ldo_regulator_register(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 
 	ldo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ldo_regulator), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (!ldo) {
-		dev_err(codec->dev, "failed to allocate ldo_regulator\n");
+	if (!ldo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	ldo->desc.name = kstrdup(dev_name(codec->dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ldo->desc.name) {