diff --git a/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c b/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c
index a519fa0a53e21..c493f2dbd0e21 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/pn544/mei.c
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ static int pn544_mei_probe(struct mei_cl_device *cldev,
 	int r;
 
 	phy = nfc_mei_phy_alloc(cldev);
-	if (!phy) {
-		pr_err("Cannot allocate memory for pn544 mei phy.\n");
+	if (!phy)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	r = pn544_hci_probe(phy, &mei_phy_ops, LLC_NOP_NAME,
 			    MEI_NFC_HEADER_SIZE, 0, MEI_NFC_MAX_HCI_PAYLOAD,