diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
index 7b2ee35b5ffd..49a81c32a1b7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/davinci_wdt.c
@@ -247,13 +247,7 @@ static int davinci_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(davinci_wdt->base))
 		return PTR_ERR(davinci_wdt->base);
 
-	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdd);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "cannot register watchdog device\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdd);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id davinci_wdt_of_match[] = {