diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
index b358f1a4dd08..da46c4284676 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@ int ipv6_find_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int *offset,
 		struct ipv6hdr _ip6, *ip6;
 
 		ip6 = skb_header_pointer(skb, *offset, sizeof(_ip6), &_ip6);
-		if (!ip6 || (ip6->version != 6)) {
-			printk(KERN_ERR "IPv6 header not found\n");
+		if (!ip6 || (ip6->version != 6))
 			return -EBADMSG;
-		}
 		start = *offset + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
 		nexthdr = ip6->nexthdr;
 	}