diff --git a/drivers/mfd/viperboard.c b/drivers/mfd/viperboard.c
index e6b3c70aeb22..e9f61262d583 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/viperboard.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/viperboard.c
@@ -59,10 +59,8 @@ static int vprbrd_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 
 	/* allocate memory for our device state and initialize it */
 	vb = kzalloc(sizeof(*vb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (vb == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&interface->dev, "Out of memory\n");
+	if (!vb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	mutex_init(&vb->lock);