diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
index c5a9190b218f95..b3ede72eba5dea 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
@@ -325,10 +325,6 @@ void __init swiotlb_init_remap(bool addressing_limit, unsigned int flags,
 	if (!default_nareas)
 		swiotlb_adjust_nareas(num_possible_cpus());
 
-	nslabs = default_nslabs;
-	if (nslabs < IO_TLB_MIN_SLABS)
-		panic("%s: nslabs = %lu too small\n", __func__, nslabs);
-
 	/*
 	 * By default allocate the bounce buffer memory from low memory, but
 	 * allow to pick a location everywhere for hypervisors with guest
@@ -341,8 +337,7 @@ void __init swiotlb_init_remap(bool addressing_limit, unsigned int flags,
 	else
 		tlb = memblock_alloc_low(bytes, PAGE_SIZE);
 	if (!tlb) {
-		pr_warn("%s: Failed to allocate %zu bytes tlb structure\n",
-			__func__, bytes);
+		pr_warn("%s: failed to allocate tlb structure\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}