diff --git a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-ipq4019-usb.c b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-ipq4019-usb.c
index da6f290af722..738b3015747f 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-ipq4019-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-ipq4019-usb.c
@@ -109,11 +109,9 @@ static int ipq4019_usb_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}

 	phy->por_rst = devm_reset_control_get(phy->dev, "por_rst");
-	if (IS_ERR(phy->por_rst)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(phy->por_rst) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "POR reset is missing\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(phy->por_rst);
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(phy->por_rst))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(phy->por_rst),
+				     "POR reset is missing\n");

 	phy->srif_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(phy->dev, "srif_rst");
 	if (IS_ERR(phy->srif_rst))