diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8695net.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8695net.c
index ab81c0d..7c71727 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8695net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8695net.c
@@ -1362,10 +1362,8 @@
 
 	/* Initialise a net_device */
 	ndev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct ks8695_priv));
-	if (!ndev) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not allocate device.\n");
+	if (!ndev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, &pdev->dev);