struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
        struct plat_stmmacenet_data *plat;
        struct stmmac_dma_cfg *dma_cfg;
+       void *ret;
        int rc;
 
        plat = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*plat), GFP_KERNEL);
                clk_prepare_enable(plat->stmmac_clk);
        }
 
-       plat->pclk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "pclk");
+       plat->pclk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "pclk");
        if (IS_ERR(plat->pclk)) {
-               if (PTR_ERR(plat->pclk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                       goto error_pclk_get;
-
-               plat->pclk = NULL;
+               ret = plat->pclk;
+               goto error_pclk_get;
        }
        clk_prepare_enable(plat->pclk);
 
                dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "PTP rate %d\n", plat->clk_ptp_rate);
        }
 
-       plat->stmmac_rst = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev,
-                                                 STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME);
+       plat->stmmac_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(&pdev->dev,
+                                                          STMMAC_RESOURCE_NAME);
        if (IS_ERR(plat->stmmac_rst)) {
-               if (PTR_ERR(plat->stmmac_rst) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                       goto error_hw_init;
-
-               dev_info(&pdev->dev, "no reset control found\n");
-               plat->stmmac_rst = NULL;
+               ret = plat->stmmac_rst;
+               goto error_hw_init;
        }
 
        return plat;
 error_pclk_get:
        clk_disable_unprepare(plat->stmmac_clk);
 
-       return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**