diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c
index a9d38ed45da6..6efb5252a773 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ static int ltc2983_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, spi->irq, ltc2983_irq_handler,
 			       IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING, st->info->name, st);
 	if (ret)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to request an irq\n");
+		return ret;
 
 	if (st->info->has_eeprom) {
 		ret = ltc2983_eeprom_cmd(st, LTC2983_EEPROM_WRITE_CMD,
diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c
index 2f6ff87d2a37..4e743424f88e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c
@@ -527,10 +527,8 @@ static int tmp007_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 				NULL, tmp007_interrupt_handler,
 				IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
 				tmp007_id->name, indio_dev);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&client->dev, "irq request error %d\n", -ret);
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return devm_iio_device_register(&client->dev, indio_dev);