diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/max1111.c b/drivers/hwmon/max1111.c
index eda077de8a9f..f67d71ee8386 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/max1111.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/max1111.c
@@ -192,10 +192,8 @@ static int max1111_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return err;
 
 	data = devm_kzalloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(struct max1111_data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (data == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&spi->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
+	if (data == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	switch (chip) {
 	case max1110: