diff --git a/include/linux/phy/phy.h b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
index e694d4008c4a9121cbf1c8b6b0731f890b3570b3..10888a717860cf4d8a0afd6341be25db39ea5f2c 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy/phy.h
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static inline struct phy *devm_phy_get(struct device *dev, const char *string)
 static inline struct phy *devm_phy_optional_get(struct device *dev,
 						const char *string)
 {
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOSYS);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static inline struct phy *devm_of_phy_get(struct device *dev,