diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
index fb80d68f4d336..b75201ff46f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static int pwm_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pb = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*pb), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pb) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no memory for state\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_alloc;
 	}