diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c
index b2463f8276e6..2cdbd37c700c 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/intel-mid_wdt.c
@@ -161,10 +161,8 @@ static int mid_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	set_bit(WDOG_HW_RUNNING, &wdt_dev->status);
 
 	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdt_dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "error registering watchdog device\n");
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	dev_info(dev, "Intel MID watchdog device probed\n");