diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
index fc0f7e5de38d..7be7f87be28f 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/qcom-wdt.c
@@ -223,10 +223,8 @@ static int qcom_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	watchdog_init_timeout(&wdt->wdd, 0, dev);
 
 	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &wdt->wdd);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to register watchdog\n");
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdt);
 	return 0;