diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
index 6ee55a2d47bb429f73cf9d2b2711b109f6746a3d..e0215db44e6ee7e08166bf1fa09245d9aa9c2bfc 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_dw.c
@@ -525,12 +525,11 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	data->rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(data->rst) && PTR_ERR(data->rst) == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
-		err = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (IS_ERR(data->rst)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(data->rst);
 		goto err_pclk;
 	}
-	if (!IS_ERR(data->rst))
-		reset_control_deassert(data->rst);
+	reset_control_deassert(data->rst);
 
 	dw8250_quirks(p, data);
 
@@ -562,8 +561,7 @@ static int dw8250_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 err_reset:
-	if (!IS_ERR(data->rst))
-		reset_control_assert(data->rst);
+	reset_control_assert(data->rst);
 
 err_pclk:
 	if (!IS_ERR(data->pclk))
@@ -584,8 +582,7 @@ static int dw8250_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	serial8250_unregister_port(data->line);
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(data->rst))
-		reset_control_assert(data->rst);
+	reset_control_assert(data->rst);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(data->pclk))
 		clk_disable_unprepare(data->pclk);