sfp->mod_phy = NULL;
 }
 
-static void sfp_sm_probe_phy(struct sfp *sfp, bool is_c45)
+static int sfp_sm_probe_phy(struct sfp *sfp, bool is_c45)
 {
        struct phy_device *phy;
        int err;
        phy = get_phy_device(sfp->i2c_mii, SFP_PHY_ADDR, is_c45);
        if (phy == ERR_PTR(-ENODEV)) {
                dev_info(sfp->dev, "no PHY detected\n");
-               return;
+               return 0;
        }
        if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
                dev_err(sfp->dev, "mdiobus scan returned %ld\n", PTR_ERR(phy));
-               return;
+               return PTR_ERR(phy);
        }
 
        err = phy_device_register(phy);
        if (err) {
                phy_device_free(phy);
                dev_err(sfp->dev, "phy_device_register failed: %d\n", err);
-               return;
+               return err;
        }
 
        err = sfp_add_phy(sfp->sfp_bus, phy);
                phy_device_remove(phy);
                phy_device_free(phy);
                dev_err(sfp->dev, "sfp_add_phy failed: %d\n", err);
-               return;
+               return err;
        }
 
        sfp->mod_phy = phy;
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void sfp_sm_link_up(struct sfp *sfp)
  * Clause 45 copper SFP+ modules (10G) appear to switch their interface
  * mode according to the negotiated line speed.
  */
-static void sfp_sm_probe_for_phy(struct sfp *sfp)
+static int sfp_sm_probe_for_phy(struct sfp *sfp)
 {
+       int err = 0;
+
        switch (sfp->id.base.extended_cc) {
        case SFF8024_ECC_10GBASE_T_SFI:
        case SFF8024_ECC_10GBASE_T_SR:
        case SFF8024_ECC_5GBASE_T:
        case SFF8024_ECC_2_5GBASE_T:
-               sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, true);
+               err = sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, true);
                break;
 
        default:
                if (sfp->id.base.e1000_base_t)
-                       sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, false);
+                       err = sfp_sm_probe_phy(sfp, false);
                break;
        }
+       return err;
 }
 
 static int sfp_module_parse_power(struct sfp *sfp)
        init_done:      /* TX_FAULT deasserted or we timed out with TX_FAULT
                         * clear.  Probe for the PHY and check the LOS state.
                         */
-                       sfp_sm_probe_for_phy(sfp);
+                       if (sfp_sm_probe_for_phy(sfp)) {
+                               sfp_sm_next(sfp, SFP_S_FAIL, 0);
+                               break;
+                       }
                        if (sfp_module_start(sfp->sfp_bus)) {
                                sfp_sm_next(sfp, SFP_S_FAIL, 0);
                                break;