diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c
index da9d33252e5603fcc8712db61bb684198fda4673..a5ec6022e7891800300e75aa44176834c42a97b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-palmas.c
@@ -173,10 +173,8 @@ static int palmas_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	palmas_gpio = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,
 				sizeof(*palmas_gpio), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!palmas_gpio) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not allocate palmas_gpio\n");
+	if (!palmas_gpio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	palmas_gpio->palmas = palmas;
 	palmas_gpio->gpio_chip.owner = THIS_MODULE;