diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c b/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c
index 4f2aca78f13a..f43062b3c4c8 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/pic32-dmt.c
@@ -212,10 +212,8 @@ static int pic32_dmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(wdd, dmt);
 
 	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdd);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "watchdog register failed, err %d\n", ret);
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdd);
 	return 0;