diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c b/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c
index da97dcec1f32c88ee95c49a097517b1e9390b41d..d65984dee751728d7cb96cb0e3aa60109429ca73 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/emi26.c
@@ -78,18 +78,14 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 	const struct firmware *bitstream_fw = NULL;
 	const struct firmware *firmware_fw = NULL;
 	const struct ihex_binrec *rec;
-	int err;
+	int err = -ENOMEM;
 	int i;
 	__u32 addr;	/* Address to write */
 	__u8 *buf;
 
 	buf = kmalloc(FW_LOAD_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "%s - error loading firmware: error = %d\n",
-			__func__, -ENOMEM);
-		err = -ENOMEM;
+	if (!buf)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 
 	err = request_ihex_firmware(&loader_fw, "emi26/loader.fw", &dev->dev);
 	if (err)
@@ -111,11 +107,8 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 
 	/* Assert reset (stop the CPU in the EMI) */
 	err = emi26_set_reset(dev,1);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev,"%s - error loading firmware: error = %d\n",
-			__func__, err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 
 	rec = (const struct ihex_binrec *)loader_fw->data;
 	/* 1. We need to put the loader for the FPGA into the EZ-USB */
@@ -123,19 +116,15 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 		err = emi26_writememory(dev, be32_to_cpu(rec->addr),
 					rec->data, be16_to_cpu(rec->len),
 					ANCHOR_LOAD_INTERNAL);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+		if (err < 0)
 			goto wraperr;
-		}
 		rec = ihex_next_binrec(rec);
 	}
 
 	/* De-assert reset (let the CPU run) */
 	err = emi26_set_reset(dev,0);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 	msleep(250);	/* let device settle */
 
 	/* 2. We upload the FPGA firmware into the EMI
@@ -153,18 +142,14 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 			rec = ihex_next_binrec(rec);
 		}
 		err = emi26_writememory(dev, addr, buf, i, ANCHOR_LOAD_FPGA);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+		if (err < 0)
 			goto wraperr;
-		}
 	} while (rec);
 
 	/* Assert reset (stop the CPU in the EMI) */
 	err = emi26_set_reset(dev,1);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 
 	/* 3. We need to put the loader for the firmware into the EZ-USB (again...) */
 	for (rec = (const struct ihex_binrec *)loader_fw->data;
@@ -172,19 +157,15 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 		err = emi26_writememory(dev, be32_to_cpu(rec->addr),
 					rec->data, be16_to_cpu(rec->len),
 					ANCHOR_LOAD_INTERNAL);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+		if (err < 0)
 			goto wraperr;
-		}
 	}
 	msleep(250);	/* let device settle */
 
 	/* De-assert reset (let the CPU run) */
 	err = emi26_set_reset(dev,0);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 
 	/* 4. We put the part of the firmware that lies in the external RAM into the EZ-USB */
 
@@ -194,19 +175,15 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 			err = emi26_writememory(dev, be32_to_cpu(rec->addr),
 						rec->data, be16_to_cpu(rec->len),
 						ANCHOR_LOAD_EXTERNAL);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+			if (err < 0)
 				goto wraperr;
-			}
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	/* Assert reset (stop the CPU in the EMI) */
 	err = emi26_set_reset(dev,1);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 
 	for (rec = (const struct ihex_binrec *)firmware_fw->data;
 	     rec; rec = ihex_next_binrec(rec)) {
@@ -214,19 +191,15 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 			err = emi26_writememory(dev, be32_to_cpu(rec->addr),
 						rec->data, be16_to_cpu(rec->len),
 						ANCHOR_LOAD_INTERNAL);
-			if (err < 0) {
-				err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+			if (err < 0)
 				goto wraperr;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* De-assert reset (let the CPU run) */
 	err = emi26_set_reset(dev,0);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		err("%s - error loading firmware: error = %d", __func__, err);
+	if (err < 0)
 		goto wraperr;
-	}
 	msleep(250);	/* let device settle */
 
 	/* return 1 to fail the driver inialization
@@ -234,6 +207,10 @@ static int emi26_load_firmware (struct usb_device *dev)
 	err = 1;
 
 wraperr:
+	if (err < 0)
+		dev_err(&dev->dev,"%s - error loading firmware: error = %d\n",
+			__func__, err);
+
 	release_firmware(loader_fw);
 	release_firmware(bitstream_fw);
 	release_firmware(firmware_fw);