diff --git a/fs/jffs2/compr_lzo.c b/fs/jffs2/compr_lzo.c
index af186ee674d..c553bd6506d 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/compr_lzo.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/compr_lzo.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ static int __init alloc_workspace(void)
 	lzo_compress_buf = vmalloc(lzo1x_worst_compress(PAGE_SIZE));
 
 	if (!lzo_mem || !lzo_compress_buf) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to allocate lzo deflate workspace\n");
 		free_workspace();
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/jffs2/compr_zlib.c b/fs/jffs2/compr_zlib.c
index 5a001020c54..4e7a138745e 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/compr_zlib.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/compr_zlib.c
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ static int __init alloc_workspaces(void)
 {
 	def_strm.workspace = vmalloc(zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS,
 							MAX_MEM_LEVEL));
-	if (!def_strm.workspace) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to allocate %d bytes for deflate workspace\n", zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS, MAX_MEM_LEVEL));
+	if (!def_strm.workspace)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	D1(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Allocated %d bytes for deflate workspace\n", zlib_deflate_workspacesize(MAX_WBITS, MAX_MEM_LEVEL)));
 	inf_strm.workspace = vmalloc(zlib_inflate_workspacesize());
 	if (!inf_strm.workspace) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to allocate %d bytes for inflate workspace\n", zlib_inflate_workspacesize());
 		vfree(def_strm.workspace);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}