diff --git a/sound/isa/gus/gus_dma.c b/sound/isa/gus/gus_dma.c
index 36c27c832360..7f95f452f106 100644
--- a/sound/isa/gus/gus_dma.c
+++ b/sound/isa/gus/gus_dma.c
@@ -201,10 +201,9 @@ int snd_gf1_dma_transfer_block(struct snd_gus_card * gus,
 	struct snd_gf1_dma_block *block;
 
 	block = kmalloc(sizeof(*block), atomic ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (block == NULL) {
-		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "gf1: DMA transfer failure; not enough memory\n");
+	if (!block)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	*block = *__block;
 	block->next = NULL;