diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
index 81c15aeff934..137bda5a0a63 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom/qcom_scm.c
@@ -554,10 +554,9 @@ int qcom_scm_pas_init_image(u32 peripheral, const void *metadata, size_t size,
 	 */
 	mdata_buf = dma_alloc_coherent(__scm->dev, size, &mdata_phys,
 				       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mdata_buf) {
-		dev_err(__scm->dev, "Allocation of metadata buffer failed.\n");
+	if (!mdata_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	memcpy(mdata_buf, metadata, size);
 
 	ret = qcom_scm_clk_enable();