diff --git a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
index edee857c2b08..5b47b0fbffdd 100644
--- a/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
+++ b/fs/befs/linuxvfs.c
@@ -764,11 +764,9 @@ befs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	save_mount_options(sb, data);
 
 	sb->s_fs_info = kzalloc(sizeof(*befs_sb), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (sb->s_fs_info == NULL) {
-		pr_err("(%s): Unable to allocate memory for private "
-		       "portion of superblock. Bailing.\n", sb->s_id);
+	if (sb->s_fs_info == NULL)
 		goto unacquire_none;
-	}
+
 	befs_sb = BEFS_SB(sb);
 
 	if (!parse_options((char *) data, &befs_sb->mount_opts)) {