diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
index 923a9e236fcf..ea953e31933e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/sunxi_nand.c
@@ -1972,10 +1972,8 @@ static int sunxi_nand_chip_init(struct device *dev, struct sunxi_nfc *nfc,
 
 	sunxi_nand = devm_kzalloc(dev, struct_size(sunxi_nand, sels, nsels),
 				  GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sunxi_nand) {
-		dev_err(dev, "could not allocate chip\n");
+	if (!sunxi_nand)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	sunxi_nand->nsels = nsels;