diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
index 53c970fe0873..cc98355dbdb9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
@@ -1175,11 +1175,8 @@ static int sunxi_mmc_resource_request(struct sunxi_mmc_host *host,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = mmc_regulator_get_supply(host->mmc);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not get vmmc supply\n");
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	host->reg_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev,
 			      platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0));