diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 9c1652886f4e..8e6cc0e133b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2973,11 +2973,8 @@ struct bond_vlan_tag *bond_verify_device_path(struct net_device *start_dev,
 
 	if (start_dev == end_dev) {
 		tags = kcalloc(level + 1, sizeof(*tags), GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (!tags) {
-			net_err_ratelimited("%s: %s: Failed to allocate tags\n",
-					    __func__, start_dev->name);
+		if (!tags)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-		}
 		tags[level].vlan_proto = BOND_VLAN_PROTO_NONE;
 		return tags;
 	}