diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/elm.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/elm.c
index e2c073c5a7cc..f160d2c6cd59 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/elm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/elm.c
@@ -354,10 +354,8 @@ static int elm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct elm_info *info;
 
 	info = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!info) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
+	if (!info)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	info->dev = &pdev->dev;