diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/dst_ca.c b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/dst_ca.c
index 8681b9143a35..54e656ddd588 100644
--- a/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/dst_ca.c
+++ b/drivers/media/pci/bt8xx/dst_ca.c
@@ -481,10 +481,9 @@ static int ca_send_message(struct dst_state *state, struct ca_msg *p_ca_message,
 	struct ca_msg *hw_buffer;
 	int result = 0;
 
-	if ((hw_buffer = kmalloc(sizeof (struct ca_msg), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
-		dprintk(verbose, DST_CA_ERROR, 1, " Memory allocation failure");
+	hw_buffer = kmalloc(sizeof(*hw_buffer), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hw_buffer)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 	dprintk(verbose, DST_CA_DEBUG, 1, " ");
 
 	if (copy_from_user(p_ca_message, arg, sizeof (struct ca_msg))) {
@@ -567,7 +566,6 @@ static long dst_ca_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long ioct
 	p_ca_slot_info = kmalloc(sizeof (struct ca_slot_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 	p_ca_caps = kmalloc(sizeof (struct ca_caps), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!p_ca_message || !p_ca_slot_info || !p_ca_caps) {
-		dprintk(verbose, DST_CA_ERROR, 1, " Memory allocation failure");
 		result = -ENOMEM;
 		goto free_mem_and_exit;
 	}