diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index bea1287aecdc..ceed17aaedfd 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -686,11 +686,8 @@ int __init_or_module do_one_initcall(initcall_t fn)
 
 	msgbuf[0] = 0;
 
-	if (ret && ret != -ENODEV && initcall_debug)
-		sprintf(msgbuf, "error code %d ", ret);
-
 	if (preempt_count() != count) {
-		strlcat(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ", sizeof(msgbuf));
+		sprintf(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ");
 		preempt_count() = count;
 	}
 	if (irqs_disabled()) {