diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/blackfin/bfin_capture.c b/drivers/media/platform/blackfin/bfin_capture.c
index c5e10439e8b9..2e6edc09b58f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/blackfin/bfin_capture.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/blackfin/bfin_capture.c
@@ -802,10 +802,8 @@ static int bcap_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	bcap_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*bcap_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bcap_dev) {
-		v4l2_err(pdev->dev.driver, "Unable to alloc bcap_dev\n");
+	if (!bcap_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	bcap_dev->cfg = config;