diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index 8344757bba6e651ed50e53e2e1c9190eedddd339..5ddc23b02f98711139da536d37217cefd80f02fb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -403,9 +403,9 @@ static bool build_perf_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map)
 
 	/* Bail out if the Energy Model complexity is too high. */
 	if (nr_pd * (nr_cs + nr_cpus) > EM_MAX_COMPLEXITY) {
-		WARN(1, "rd %*pbl: Failed to start EAS, EM complexity is too high\n",
+		WARN(1, "rd %*pbl: EM complexity is too high\n",
 						cpumask_pr_args(cpu_map));
-		goto free;
+		/* goto free; */
 	}
 
 	perf_domain_debug(cpu_map, pd);