diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-sport.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-sport.c
index dfb744381c42..1bc3e0a47a57 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-sport.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf6xx-sport.c
@@ -388,10 +388,9 @@ struct sport_device *sport_create(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	sport = kzalloc(sizeof(*sport), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sport) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Unable to allocate memory for sport device\n");
+	if (!sport)
 		return NULL;
-	}
+
 	sport->pdev = pdev;
 
 	ret = sport_get_resource(sport);