diff --git a/net/ipv4/ping.c b/net/ipv4/ping.c
index 28d171e6e10b..b068eb01fe99 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ping.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ping.c
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ static struct sock *ping_lookup(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u16 ident)
 			 (int)ident, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, dif);
 #endif
 	} else {
-		pr_err("ping: protocol(%x) is not supported\n", ntohs(skb->protocol));
 		return NULL;
 	}