diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-spear1340-miphy.c b/drivers/phy/phy-spear1340-miphy.c
index 7135ba2603b6ef4dc6861fe92799132fa819368e..ee4d66f588e3a3a814c24376c83a7b6d2e328dd0 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-spear1340-miphy.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-spear1340-miphy.c
@@ -249,10 +249,8 @@ static int spear1340_miphy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct phy_provider *phy_provider;
 
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv) {
-		dev_err(dev, "can't alloc spear1340_miphy private date memory\n");
+	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	priv->misc =
 		syscon_regmap_lookup_by_phandle(dev->of_node, "misc");