diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
index 5af5cffc444ef0cbbff5812f6bb67dace170744d..d113bed7954526e1cb9afff96b8df98be26d1f15 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mxs.c
@@ -826,8 +826,8 @@ static int mxs_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Setup the DMA */
 	i2c->dmach = dma_request_chan(dev, "rx-tx");
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c->dmach)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to request dma\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(i2c->dmach);
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(i2c->dmach),
+				     "Failed to request dma\n");
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, i2c);