cpsw_ale_add_mcast(priv->ale, priv->ndev->broadcast,
                                   1 << slave_port, 0, 0, ALE_MCAST_FWD_2);
 
-       if (slave->data->phy_node)
+       if (slave->data->phy_node) {
                slave->phy = of_phy_connect(priv->ndev, slave->data->phy_node,
                                 &cpsw_adjust_link, 0, slave->data->phy_if);
-       else
+               if (!slave->phy) {
+                       dev_err(priv->dev, "phy \"%s\" not found on slave %d\n",
+                               slave->data->phy_node->full_name,
+                               slave->slave_num);
+                       return;
+               }
+       } else {
                slave->phy = phy_connect(priv->ndev, slave->data->phy_id,
                                 &cpsw_adjust_link, slave->data->phy_if);
-       if (IS_ERR(slave->phy)) {
-               dev_err(priv->dev, "phy %s not found on slave %d\n",
-                       slave->data->phy_id, slave->slave_num);
-               slave->phy = NULL;
-       } else {
-               phy_attached_info(slave->phy);
+               if (IS_ERR(slave->phy)) {
+                       dev_err(priv->dev,
+                               "phy \"%s\" not found on slave %d, err %ld\n",
+                               slave->data->phy_id, slave->slave_num,
+                               PTR_ERR(slave->phy));
+                       slave->phy = NULL;
+                       return;
+               }
+       }
 
-               phy_start(slave->phy);
+       phy_attached_info(slave->phy);
 
-               /* Configure GMII_SEL register */
-               cpsw_phy_sel(&priv->pdev->dev, slave->phy->interface,
-                            slave->slave_num);
-       }
+       phy_start(slave->phy);
+
+       /* Configure GMII_SEL register */
+       cpsw_phy_sel(&priv->pdev->dev, slave->phy->interface, slave->slave_num);
 }
 
 static inline void cpsw_add_default_vlan(struct cpsw_priv *priv)