diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 2ad1b5239910..7b1d437c1ea6 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2720,9 +2720,7 @@ static void dynamic_debug_setup(struct module *mod, struct _ddebug *debug, unsig
 	if (!debug)
 		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
-	if (ddebug_add_module(debug, num, mod->name))
-		pr_err("dynamic debug error adding module: %s\n",
-			debug->modname);
+	ddebug_add_module(debug, num, mod->name);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 7b76f43edaef..7bdf98c37e91 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -849,8 +849,10 @@ int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug *tab, unsigned int n,
 	struct ddebug_table *dt;
 
 	dt = kzalloc(sizeof(*dt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dt == NULL)
+	if (dt == NULL) {
+		pr_err("error adding module: %s\n", name);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * For built-in modules, name lives in .rodata and is
 	 * immortal. For loaded modules, name points at the name[]