diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
index 7f32527fc3c8..01b28e59b4c0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_in.c
@@ -216,10 +216,8 @@ static int spdif_in_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	host = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!host) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "kzalloc fail\n");
+	if (!host)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	host->io_base = io_base;
 	host->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
diff --git a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
index 0a72d52d533e..58d5843811f9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
+++ b/sound/soc/spear/spdif_out.c
@@ -282,10 +282,8 @@ static int spdif_out_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	host = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*host), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!host) {
-		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "kzalloc fail\n");
+	if (!host)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	host->io_base = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);