diff --git a/drivers/regulator/wm831x-dcdc.c b/drivers/regulator/wm831x-dcdc.c
index 04cf9c16ef23..0d88a82ab2a2 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/wm831x-dcdc.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/wm831x-dcdc.c
@@ -469,10 +469,8 @@ static int wm831x_buckv_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dcdc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev,  sizeof(struct wm831x_dcdc),
 			    GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dcdc == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate private data\n");
+	if (!dcdc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	dcdc->wm831x = wm831x;
 
@@ -622,10 +620,8 @@ static int wm831x_buckp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dcdc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct wm831x_dcdc),
 			    GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dcdc == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate private data\n");
+	if (!dcdc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	dcdc->wm831x = wm831x;
 
@@ -752,10 +748,8 @@ static int wm831x_boostp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	dcdc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct wm831x_dcdc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dcdc == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate private data\n");
+	if (!dcdc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	dcdc->wm831x = wm831x;
 
@@ -842,10 +836,8 @@ static int wm831x_epe_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "Probing EPE%d\n", id + 1);
 
 	dcdc = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(struct wm831x_dcdc), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dcdc == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to allocate private data\n");
+	if (!dcdc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	dcdc->wm831x = wm831x;