diff --git a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c
index d9701b6106d5..94d1e6ead1a7 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-typec.c
@@ -1151,11 +1151,9 @@ static int rockchip_typec_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(tcphy->extcon)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(tcphy->extcon) == -ENODEV) {
 			tcphy->extcon = NULL;
-		} else {
-			if (PTR_ERR(tcphy->extcon) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				dev_err(dev, "Invalid or missing extcon\n");
-			return PTR_ERR(tcphy->extcon);
-		}
+		} else
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(tcphy->extcon),
+					     "Invalid or missing extcon\n");
 	}

 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);