diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_of.c b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_of.c
index 1a1e64133315..46e1046abfca 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_of.c
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_of.c
@@ -55,11 +55,8 @@ static int xilly_drv_probe(struct platform_device *op)
 
 	rc = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, xillybus_isr, 0, xillyname, endpoint);
 
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(endpoint->dev,
-			"Failed to register IRQ handler. Aborting.\n");
+	if (rc)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 
 	return xillybus_endpoint_discovery(endpoint);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_pcie.c b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_pcie.c
index 9858711e3e79..32064b6c7627 100644
--- a/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/char/xillybus/xillybus_pcie.c
@@ -83,11 +83,8 @@ static int xilly_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	}
 	rc = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, pdev->irq, xillybus_isr, 0,
 			      xillyname, endpoint);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(endpoint->dev,
-			"Failed to register MSI handler. Aborting.\n");
+	if (rc)
 		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Some (old and buggy?) hardware drops 64-bit addressed PCIe packets,