diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 0d16e49a9656..ff3d267c2eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -1722,10 +1722,8 @@ _WPAPtk_end_case_:
 
 	case PMKSA:
 		pu8keybuf = kmalloc((pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.pmkid.numpmkid * PMKSA_KEY_LEN) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!pu8keybuf) {
-			netdev_err(vif->ndev, "No buffer to send PMKSA Key\n");
+		if (!pu8keybuf)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 
 		pu8keybuf[0] = pstrHostIFkeyAttr->attr.pmkid.numpmkid;