diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
index a606005dd65f..32af3974e6bb 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/imx2_wdt.c
@@ -316,10 +316,8 @@ static int __init imx2_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	regmap_write(wdev->regmap, IMX2_WDT_WMCR, 0);
 
 	ret = watchdog_register_device(wdog);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot register watchdog device\n");
+	if (ret)
 		goto disable_clk;
-	}
 
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "timeout %d sec (nowayout=%d)\n",
 		 wdog->timeout, nowayout);