diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-spear1310-miphy.c b/drivers/phy/phy-spear1310-miphy.c
index 6dcbfcddb372..911d25b53064 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-spear1310-miphy.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-spear1310-miphy.c
@@ -212,10 +212,8 @@ static int spear1310_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 spear1310_miphy private date memory\n");
+	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	priv->misc =
 		syscon_regmap_lookup_by_phandle(dev->of_node, "misc");