diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
index cbddd63caf2dbd..e8530371aed623 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/os-area.c
@@ -613,10 +613,8 @@ static int update_flash_db(void)
 	/* Read in header and db from flash. */
 
 	header = kmalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!header) {
-		pr_debug("%s: kmalloc failed\n", __func__);
+	if (!header)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	count = os_area_flash_read(header, buf_len, 0);
 	if (count < 0) {