diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
index ccfdfb24b24017e8eda929fb30fb8363311ab7d2..2f9735b3533891c85dc907d8b1cc95a1e50d2559 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static struct usb_phy *__usb_find_phy(struct list_head *list,
 		return phy;
 	}
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
 static struct usb_phy *__usb_find_phy_dev(struct device *dev,