diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
index e531b93f3cb2715e84b5bcd76330e32d0747d4cc..88f95d6e41c92380c5696366422ed5591c18ebfa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/lantiq_gswip.c
@@ -1989,11 +1989,9 @@ static int gswip_gphy_fw_probe(struct gswip_priv *priv,
 	}
 
 	gphy_fw->reset = of_reset_control_array_get_exclusive(gphy_fw_np);
-	if (IS_ERR(gphy_fw->reset)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(gphy_fw->reset) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Failed to lookup gphy reset\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(gphy_fw->reset);
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(gphy_fw->reset))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(gphy_fw->reset),
+				     "Failed to lookup gphy reset\n");
 
 	return gswip_gphy_fw_load(priv, gphy_fw);
 }