diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c
index b59120c0eb70..fd492b4eaad6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fb_ssd1351.c
@@ -218,12 +218,8 @@ static void register_onboard_backlight(struct fbtft_par *par)
 
 	bl_ops = devm_kzalloc(par->info->device, sizeof(struct backlight_ops),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!bl_ops) {
-		dev_err(par->info->device,
-			"%s: could not allocate memory for backlight operations.\n",
-			__func__);
+	if (!bl_ops)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	bl_ops->update_status = update_onboard_backlight;
 	bl_props.type = BACKLIGHT_RAW;