diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_test.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_test.c
index bda8c4de3433..4c2e3f0bb953 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_test.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/mtd_test.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ int mtdtest_read(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t addr, size_t size, void *buf)
 		err = 0;
 	if (!err && read != size)
 		err = -EIO;
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n", addr);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
index 83189765eb05..9e8329c5d96d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/pagetest.c
@@ -84,24 +84,15 @@ static int verify_eraseblock(int ebnum)
 	for (j = 0; j < pgcnt - 1; ++j, addr += pgsize) {
 		/* Do a read to set the internal dataRAMs to different data */
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr0, bufsize, twopages);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)addr0);
+		if (err)
 			return err;
-		}
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addrn - bufsize, bufsize, twopages);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)(addrn - bufsize));
+		if (err)
 			return err;
-		}
 		memset(twopages, 0, bufsize);
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, bufsize, twopages);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)addr);
+		if (err)
 			break;
-		}
 		if (memcmp(twopages, writebuf + (j * pgsize), bufsize)) {
 			pr_err("error: verify failed at %#llx\n",
 			       (long long)addr);
@@ -114,24 +105,15 @@ static int verify_eraseblock(int ebnum)
 
 		/* Do a read to set the internal dataRAMs to different data */
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr0, bufsize, twopages);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)addr0);
+		if (err)
 			return err;
-		}
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addrn - bufsize, bufsize, twopages);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)(addrn - bufsize));
+		if (err)
 			return err;
-		}
 		memset(twopages, 0, bufsize);
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, bufsize, twopages);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)addr);
+		if (err)
 			return err;
-		}
 		memcpy(boundary, writebuf + mtd->erasesize - pgsize, pgsize);
 		prandom_bytes_state(&rnd_state, boundary + pgsize, pgsize);
 		if (memcmp(twopages, boundary, bufsize)) {
@@ -171,8 +153,6 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 	addr = addrn - pgsize - pgsize;
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, pp1);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr);
 		kfree(pp1);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -181,8 +161,6 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 	addr = addrn - pgsize - pgsize - pgsize;
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, pp1);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr);
 		kfree(pp1);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -192,8 +170,6 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 	pr_info("reading page at %#llx\n", (long long)addr);
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, pp2);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr);
 		kfree(pp1);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -203,8 +179,6 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 	pr_info("reading page at %#llx\n", (long long)addr);
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, pp3);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr);
 		kfree(pp1);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -214,8 +188,6 @@ static int crosstest(void)
 	pr_info("reading page at %#llx\n", (long long)addr);
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, pp4);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr);
 		kfree(pp1);
 		return err;
 	}
@@ -269,11 +241,8 @@ static int erasecrosstest(void)
 	pr_info("reading 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
 	memset(readbuf, 0, pgsize);
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr0, pgsize, readbuf);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr0);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	pr_info("verifying 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
 	if (memcmp(writebuf, readbuf, pgsize)) {
@@ -305,11 +274,8 @@ static int erasecrosstest(void)
 	pr_info("reading 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
 	memset(readbuf, 0, pgsize);
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr0, pgsize, readbuf);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr0);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	pr_info("verifying 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
 	if (memcmp(writebuf, readbuf, pgsize)) {
@@ -358,11 +324,8 @@ static int erasetest(void)
 
 	pr_info("reading 1st page of block %d\n", ebnum);
 	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr0, pgsize, twopages);
-	if (err) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr0);
+	if (err)
 		return err;
-	}
 
 	pr_info("verifying 1st page of block %d is all 0xff\n",
 	       ebnum);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c
index ffd50d628219..626e66d0f7e7 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/readtest.c
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ static int read_eraseblock_by_page(int ebnum)
 		memset(buf, 0 , pgsize);
 		ret = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, buf);
 		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       (long long)addr);
 			if (!err)
 				err = ret;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/speedtest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/speedtest.c
index 457c45c6a704..d1a38530612e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/speedtest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/speedtest.c
@@ -140,14 +140,9 @@ static int write_eraseblock_by_2pages(int ebnum)
 
 static int read_eraseblock(int ebnum)
 {
-	int err;
 	loff_t addr = ebnum * mtd->erasesize;
 
-	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, mtd->erasesize, iobuf);
-	if (err)
-		pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n", addr);
-
-	return err;
+	return mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, mtd->erasesize, iobuf);
 }
 
 static int read_eraseblock_by_page(int ebnum)
@@ -158,11 +153,8 @@ static int read_eraseblock_by_page(int ebnum)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pgcnt; i++) {
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, buf);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       addr);
+		if (err)
 			break;
-		}
 		addr += pgsize;
 		buf += pgsize;
 	}
@@ -179,21 +171,13 @@ static int read_eraseblock_by_2pages(int ebnum)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, sz, buf);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       addr);
+		if (err)
 			return err;
-		}
 		addr += sz;
 		buf += sz;
 	}
-	if (pgcnt % 2) {
+	if (pgcnt % 2)
 		err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, pgsize, buf);
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("error: read failed at %#llx\n",
-			       addr);
-		}
-	}
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/tests/stresstest.c b/drivers/mtd/tests/stresstest.c
index 169524845401..6c9e23f40cbc 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/tests/stresstest.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/tests/stresstest.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int do_read(void)
 {
 	int eb = rand_eb();
 	int offs = rand_offs();
-	int len = rand_len(offs), err;
+	int len = rand_len(offs);
 	loff_t addr;
 
 	if (bbt[eb + 1]) {
@@ -97,13 +97,7 @@ static int do_read(void)
 			len = mtd->erasesize - offs;
 	}
 	addr = eb * mtd->erasesize + offs;
-	err = mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, len, readbuf);
-	if (unlikely(err)) {
-		pr_err("error: read failed at 0x%llx\n",
-		       (long long)addr);
-		return err;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return mtdtest_read(mtd, addr, len, readbuf);
 }
 
 static int do_write(void)