diff --git a/drivers/phy/lantiq/phy-lantiq-rcu-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/lantiq/phy-lantiq-rcu-usb2.c
index 82f1ffc0b0ad..7e4e42d62dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/lantiq/phy-lantiq-rcu-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/lantiq/phy-lantiq-rcu-usb2.c
@@ -192,11 +192,9 @@ static int ltq_rcu_usb2_of_parse(struct ltq_rcu_usb2_priv *priv,
 	}

 	priv->ctrl_reset = devm_reset_control_get_shared(dev, "ctrl");
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->ctrl_reset)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(priv->ctrl_reset) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get 'ctrl' reset\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(priv->ctrl_reset);
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->ctrl_reset))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->ctrl_reset),
+				     "failed to get 'ctrl' reset\n");

 	priv->phy_reset = devm_reset_control_get_optional(dev, "phy");