diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c
index b0e32e161dd187564e7d869d12651f2241eddd07..2de3feff70d06d275a824101829a4b3f1064e781 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_init.c
@@ -188,10 +188,8 @@ snd_seq_oss_open(struct file *file, int level)
 	struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp;
 
 	dp = kzalloc(sizeof(*dp), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dp) {
-		pr_err("ALSA: seq_oss: can't malloc device info\n");
+	if (!dp)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	dp->cseq = system_client;
 	dp->port = -1;
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
index e79cc44b1394e68c07d8eab6c00c3868522f8c03..96e8395ae5863e85a9e4a59c2ca870f9481de141 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_midi.c
@@ -173,10 +173,9 @@ snd_seq_oss_midi_check_new_port(struct snd_seq_port_info *pinfo)
 	/*
 	 * allocate midi info record
 	 */
-	if ((mdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*mdev), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
-		pr_err("ALSA: seq_oss: can't malloc midi info\n");
+	mdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*mdev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	/* copy the port information */
 	mdev->client = pinfo->addr.client;
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c
index 654d17a5023c8a23e2ec5f799298d91dc0c7f457..c080c73cea04a258599fe58cd60473cfab77e1fc 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_readq.c
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ snd_seq_oss_readq_new(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int maxlen)
 {
 	struct seq_oss_readq *q;
 
-	if ((q = kzalloc(sizeof(*q), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
-		pr_err("ALSA: seq_oss: can't malloc read queue\n");
+	q = kzalloc(sizeof(*q), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!q)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
-	if ((q->q = kcalloc(maxlen, sizeof(union evrec), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
-		pr_err("ALSA: seq_oss: can't malloc read queue buffer\n");
+	q->q = kcalloc(maxlen, sizeof(union evrec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!q->q) {
 		kfree(q);
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c
index 835edc80f9186fdcdb269fc455f540d8b3f68a76..48e4fe1b68abba6e2dcb25c365a82d04c647e8c7 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_synth.c
@@ -106,10 +106,9 @@ snd_seq_oss_synth_probe(struct device *_dev)
 	struct snd_seq_oss_reg *reg = SNDRV_SEQ_DEVICE_ARGPTR(dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if ((rec = kzalloc(sizeof(*rec), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
-		pr_err("ALSA: seq_oss: can't malloc synth info\n");
+	rec = kzalloc(sizeof(*rec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rec)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	rec->seq_device = -1;
 	rec->synth_type = reg->type;
 	rec->synth_subtype = reg->subtype;
@@ -249,7 +248,6 @@ snd_seq_oss_synth_setup(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp)
 		if (info->nr_voices > 0) {
 			info->ch = kcalloc(info->nr_voices, sizeof(struct seq_oss_chinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (!info->ch) {
-				pr_err("ALSA: seq_oss: Cannot malloc voices\n");
 				rec->oper.close(&info->arg);
 				module_put(rec->oper.owner);
 				snd_use_lock_free(&rec->use_lock);