struct phy_axg_pcie_priv *priv;
        struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
        void __iomem *base;
-       int ret;
 
        priv = devm_kmalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!priv)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        priv->phy = devm_phy_create(dev, np, &phy_axg_pcie_ops);
-       if (IS_ERR(priv->phy)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(priv->phy);
-               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                       dev_err(dev, "failed to create PHY\n");
-               return ret;
-       }
+       if (IS_ERR(priv->phy))
+               return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->phy),
+                                    "failed to create PHY\n");
 
        base = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(pdev, 0);
        if (IS_ERR(base))