diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 8184d2fca9be017b4d374e1ba5b3fab6e7d77e9e..19f198e22e1544a80c5970f55c47acb66993ee10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3469,6 +3469,10 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto failed_regulator;
 		}
 	} else {
+		if (PTR_ERR(fep->reg_phy) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			goto failed_regulator;
+		}
 		fep->reg_phy = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -3556,6 +3560,7 @@ fec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	of_node_put(phy_node);
 failed_ioremap:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
+	dev_id--;
 
 	return ret;
 }