diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index a6e323f1563745c3a0cedd91d240e05af6606f33..faa36f6ddf2907b6b7601e50f416669a51047750 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1904,8 +1904,10 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_probe(struct net_device *ndev)
 		phy_dev = of_phy_connect(ndev, fep->phy_node,
 					 &fec_enet_adjust_link, 0,
 					 fep->phy_interface);
-		if (!phy_dev)
+		if (!phy_dev) {
+			netdev_err(ndev, "Unable to connect to phy\n");
 			return -ENODEV;
+		}
 	} else {
 		/* check for attached phy */
 		for (phy_id = 0; (phy_id < PHY_MAX_ADDR); phy_id++) {