diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
index 7a960590ecaa..495432f3341b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-msm.c
@@ -898,10 +898,9 @@ int msm_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	int ret;
 
 	pctrl = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pctrl), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pctrl) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't allocate msm_pinctrl\n");
+	if (!pctrl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	pctrl->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	pctrl->soc = soc_data;
 	pctrl->chip = msm_gpio_template;