diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rc.c b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rc.c
index 65de0c7b5a67..779a5c6987a5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtlwifi/rc.c
@@ -281,10 +281,8 @@ static void *rtl_rate_alloc_sta(void *ppriv,
 	struct rtl_rate_priv *rate_priv;
 
 	rate_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*rate_priv), gfp);
-	if (!rate_priv) {
-		pr_err("Unable to allocate private rc structure\n");
+	if (!rate_priv)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 
 	rtlpriv->rate_priv = rate_priv;