diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
index 1da1aa418d7e..cde36054c387 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-em.c
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ static int em_gio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	p = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*p), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate driver data\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err0;
 	}