diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
index 051eb4821bc7da26848762095f96883c8be4575c..9b45f6426f44c010f5542b2de4366b29fd9dbf20 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ __cpufreq_cooling_register(struct device_node *np,
 	cpufreq_dev->freq_table = kmalloc(sizeof(*cpufreq_dev->freq_table) *
 					  cpufreq_dev->max_level, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cpufreq_dev->freq_table) {
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		cool_dev = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		goto free_cdev;
 	}