diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 63f67eb7c077..aff27c8599ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1270,9 +1270,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *dpcm_get_be(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* dai link name and stream name set correctly ? */
-	dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: can't get %s BE for %s\n",
-		stream ? "capture" : "playback", widget->name);
+	/* Widget provided is not a BE */
 	return NULL;
 }