diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c
index 35db173252f9..2c95615b6354 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rave-sp-wdt.c
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ static int rave_sp_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = devm_watchdog_register_device(dev, wdd);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to register watchdog device\n");
 		rave_sp_wdt_stop(wdd);
 		return ret;
 	}