if (genpd->set_performance_state) {
                ret = dev_pm_opp_of_add_table(&genpd->dev);
                if (ret) {
-                       dev_err(&genpd->dev, "Failed to add OPP table: %d\n",
-                               ret);
+                       if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                               dev_err(&genpd->dev, "Failed to add OPP table: %d\n",
+                                       ret);
                        goto unlock;
                }
 
                 * state.
                 */
                genpd->opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(&genpd->dev);
-               WARN_ON(!genpd->opp_table);
+               WARN_ON(IS_ERR(genpd->opp_table));
        }
 
        ret = genpd_add_provider(np, genpd_xlate_simple, genpd);
                if (genpd->set_performance_state) {
                        ret = dev_pm_opp_of_add_table_indexed(&genpd->dev, i);
                        if (ret) {
-                               dev_err(&genpd->dev, "Failed to add OPP table for index %d: %d\n",
-                                       i, ret);
+                               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                                       dev_err(&genpd->dev, "Failed to add OPP table for index %d: %d\n",
+                                               i, ret);
                                goto error;
                        }
 
                         * performance state.
                         */
                        genpd->opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table_indexed(&genpd->dev, i);
-                       WARN_ON(!genpd->opp_table);
+                       WARN_ON(IS_ERR(genpd->opp_table));
                }
 
                genpd->provider = &np->fwnode;
 
         */
        opp_table = kzalloc(sizeof(*opp_table), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!opp_table)
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        mutex_init(&opp_table->lock);
        mutex_init(&opp_table->genpd_virt_dev_lock);
 
        opp_dev = _add_opp_dev(dev, opp_table);
        if (!opp_dev) {
-               kfree(opp_table);
-               return NULL;
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        _of_init_opp_table(opp_table, dev, index);
        opp_table->clk = clk_get(dev, NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(opp_table->clk)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(opp_table->clk);
-               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                       dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Couldn't find clock: %d\n", __func__,
-                               ret);
+               if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       goto err;
+
+               dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Couldn't find clock: %d\n", __func__, ret);
        }
 
        /* Find interconnect path(s) for the device */
        ret = dev_pm_opp_of_find_icc_paths(dev, opp_table);
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
+               if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       goto err;
+
                dev_warn(dev, "%s: Error finding interconnect paths: %d\n",
                         __func__, ret);
+       }
 
        BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&opp_table->head);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&opp_table->opp_list);
        /* Secure the device table modification */
        list_add(&opp_table->node, &opp_tables);
        return opp_table;
+
+err:
+       kfree(opp_table);
+       return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 void _get_opp_table_kref(struct opp_table *opp_table)
        if (opp_table) {
                if (!_add_opp_dev_unlocked(dev, opp_table)) {
                        dev_pm_opp_put_opp_table(opp_table);
-                       opp_table = NULL;
+                       opp_table = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
                }
                goto unlock;
        }
        struct opp_table *opp_table;
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return opp_table;
 
        /* Make sure there are no concurrent readers while updating opp_table */
        WARN_ON(!list_empty(&opp_table->opp_list));
        struct opp_table *opp_table;
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return opp_table;
 
        /* Make sure there are no concurrent readers while updating opp_table */
        WARN_ON(!list_empty(&opp_table->opp_list));
        int ret, i;
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return opp_table;
 
        /* This should be called before OPPs are initialized */
        if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&opp_table->opp_list))) {
        int ret;
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return opp_table;
 
        /* This should be called before OPPs are initialized */
        if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&opp_table->opp_list))) {
                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (!IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return opp_table;
 
        /* This should be called before OPPs are initialized */
        if (WARN_ON(!list_empty(&opp_table->opp_list))) {
        const char **name = names;
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       if (IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return opp_table;
 
        /*
         * If the genpd's OPP table isn't already initialized, parsing of the
        int ret;
 
        opp_table = dev_pm_opp_get_opp_table(dev);
-       if (!opp_table)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(opp_table))
+               return PTR_ERR(opp_table);
 
        /* Fix regulator count for dynamic OPPs */
        opp_table->regulator_count = 1;