diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index 98e7ab612bba..8013e8835027 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -2517,10 +2517,8 @@ int m_can_class_register(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
 			devm_kzalloc(cdev->dev,
 				     cdev->tx_fifo_size * sizeof(*cdev->tx_ops),
 				     GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!cdev->tx_ops) {
-			dev_err(cdev->dev, "Failed to allocate tx_ops for workqueue\n");
+		if (!cdev->tx_ops)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
 	}
 
 	cdev->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared(cdev->dev, NULL);