diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-renesas-tpu.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-renesas-tpu.c
index aff6ba9b49e7..cc13ff4cfab0 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-renesas-tpu.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-renesas-tpu.c
@@ -405,10 +405,8 @@ static int tpu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	tpu = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*tpu), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (tpu == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate driver data\n");
+	if (tpu == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&tpu->lock);
 	tpu->pdev = pdev;