diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-puv3.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-puv3.c
index ed6007b27585..754fd9a98f6b 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-puv3.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-puv3.c
@@ -107,10 +107,8 @@ static int pwm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 
 	puv3 = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*puv3), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (puv3 == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to allocate memory\n");
+	if (!puv3)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	puv3->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "OST_CLK");
 	if (IS_ERR(puv3->clk))