diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index db638b4..168102e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1279,11 +1279,8 @@
 	struct netfront_info *np;
 
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct netfront_info));
-	if (!netdev) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s> alloc_etherdev failed.\n",
-		       __func__);
+	if (!netdev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-	}
 
 	np                   = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	np->xbdev            = dev;