diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-bfin.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-bfin.c
index d2ed0a2a18e8..a9a88137f2cb 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-bfin.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-bfin.c
@@ -118,10 +118,8 @@ static int bfin_pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	pwm = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pwm), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pwm) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
+	if (!pwm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pwm);