diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
index b8da1bf21e12..cd3d62f9940e 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/sama5d4_wdt.c
@@ -259,10 +259,8 @@ static int sama5d4_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	watchdog_stop_on_unregister(wdd);
 	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdd);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to register watchdog device\n");
+	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdt);