diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-rcar-usb.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-rcar-usb.c
index 33265a5b2cdf..487959620141 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-rcar-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-rcar-usb.c
@@ -202,10 +202,8 @@ static int rcar_usb_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv) {
-		dev_err(dev, "priv data allocation error\n");
+	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	priv->reg0		= reg0;
 	priv->reg1		= reg1;