diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index ba81187bb7af10ce628956f5f822e28d8ce952fd..c9270979d922f10ffbbe525a8915493e6c26b561 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ 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);