diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
index c38624ea0251..97421bd4a60f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-merrifield.c
@@ -416,10 +416,8 @@ static int mrfld_gpio_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id
 	pcim_iounmap_regions(pdev, BIT(1));
 
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't allocate chip data\n");
+	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	priv->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	priv->reg_base = pcim_iomap_table(pdev)[0];