diff --git a/drivers/firmware/edd.c b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
index 60a8f1363a10..1b82c89a49df 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/edd.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/edd.c
@@ -748,14 +748,12 @@ edd_init(void)
 	int rc=0;
 	struct edd_device *edev;
 
+	if (!edd_num_devices())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "BIOS EDD facility v%s %s, %d devices found\n",
 	       EDD_VERSION, EDD_DATE, edd_num_devices());
 
-	if (!edd_num_devices()) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "EDD information not available.\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	edd_kset = kset_create_and_add("edd", NULL, firmware_kobj);
 	if (!edd_kset)
 		return -ENOMEM;