diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
index 2e58f8dfd3112eb40dc398c883552a69b867d567..65444b02bd683a33e53e8c6b9f5c628a05544bed 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/ci_hdrc_imx.c
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ static int ci_hdrc_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	data->phy = devm_usb_get_phy_by_phandle(&pdev->dev, "fsl,usbphy", 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(data->phy)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(data->phy);
+		/* Return -EINVAL if no usbphy is available */
+		if (ret == -ENODEV)
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err_clk;
 	}