diff --git a/fs/binfmt_flat.c b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
index 604a176df0c2..ce6537c50ec1 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_flat.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_flat.c
@@ -192,13 +192,11 @@ static int decompress_exec(
 
 	memset(&strm, 0, sizeof(strm));
 	strm.workspace = kmalloc(zlib_inflate_workspacesize(), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (strm.workspace == NULL) {
-		pr_debug("no memory for decompress workspace\n");
+	if (!strm.workspace)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	buf = kmalloc(LBUFSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (buf == NULL) {
-		pr_debug("no memory for read buffer\n");
+	if (!buf) {
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out_free;
 	}