diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
index 63707205326b8200e0966352aa83e2c65a101ee7..251af4d38d8648add6c2323c34fe24a7e048a772 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/adp8870_bl.c
@@ -246,10 +246,8 @@ static int adp8870_led_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	led = devm_kzalloc(&client->dev, pdata->num_leds * sizeof(*led),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (led == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&client->dev, "failed to alloc memory\n");
+	if (led == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	ret = adp8870_write(client, ADP8870_ISCLAW, pdata->led_fade_law);
 	if (ret)