diff --git a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart.c b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart.c
index aca3b34b1bfe..a74f1ad7e7b8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/mixart/mixart.c
+++ b/sound/pci/mixart/mixart.c
@@ -1052,10 +1052,8 @@ static int snd_mixart_create(struct mixart_mgr *mgr, struct snd_card *card, int
 	};
 
 	chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (! chip) {
-		dev_err(card->dev, "cannot allocate chip\n");
+	if (!chip)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	chip->card = card;
 	chip->chip_idx = idx;