diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_ax88796.c b/drivers/parport/parport_ax88796.c
index 2fc91ed..ef0aec4 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_ax88796.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_ax88796.c
@@ -281,10 +281,8 @@
 	int ret;
 
 	dd = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ax_drvdata), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dd == NULL) {
-		dev_err(_dev, "no memory for private data\n");
+	if (!dd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (res == NULL) {