diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
index 916fb3f96bdc..edba4e278685 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sprd_wdt.c
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ static int sprd_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, &wdt->wdd);
 	if (ret) {
 		sprd_wdt_disable(wdt);
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to register watchdog\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdt);