diff --git a/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c b/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c
index cb1baf37a8..74d0d806cd 100644
--- a/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c
+++ b/libavcodec/libfdk-aacenc.c
@@ -315,10 +315,8 @@ static int aac_encode_frame(AVCodecContext *avctx, AVPacket *avpkt,
     }
 
     /* The maximum packet size is 6144 bits aka 768 bytes per channel. */
-    if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet2(avctx, avpkt, FFMAX(8192, 768 * avctx->channels)))) {
-        av_log(avctx, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Error getting output packet\n");
+    if ((ret = ff_alloc_packet2(avctx, avpkt, FFMAX(8192, 768 * avctx->channels))))
         return ret;
-    }
 
     out_ptr                   = avpkt->data;
     out_buffer_size           = avpkt->size;