diff --git a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-inno-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-inno-usb2.c
index 7639ecc8f8cd..4f43b3e0a136 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-inno-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-inno-usb2.c
@@ -424,11 +424,9 @@ static int rockchip_usb2phy_extcon_register(struct rockchip_usb2phy *rphy)
 
 	if (of_property_read_bool(node, "extcon")) {
 		edev = extcon_get_edev_by_phandle(rphy->dev, 0);
-		if (IS_ERR(edev)) {
-			if (PTR_ERR(edev) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				dev_err(rphy->dev, "Invalid or missing extcon\n");
-			return PTR_ERR(edev);
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(edev))
+			return dev_err_probe(rphy->dev, PTR_ERR(edev),
+					     "invalid or missing extcon\n");
 	} else {
 		/* Initialize extcon device */
 		edev = devm_extcon_dev_allocate(rphy->dev,
@@ -438,10 +436,9 @@ static int rockchip_usb2phy_extcon_register(struct rockchip_usb2phy *rphy)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		ret = devm_extcon_dev_register(rphy->dev, edev);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(rphy->dev, "failed to register extcon device\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
+		if (ret)
+			return dev_err_probe(rphy->dev, ret,
+					     "failed to register extcon device\n");
 	}
 
 	rphy->edev = edev;
@@ -1417,10 +1414,8 @@ static int rockchip_usb2phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = rockchip_usb2phy_clk480m_register(rphy);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to register 480m output clock\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to register 480m output clock\n");
 
 	if (rphy->phy_cfg->phy_tuning) {
 		ret = rphy->phy_cfg->phy_tuning(rphy);
@@ -1440,8 +1435,7 @@ static int rockchip_usb2phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		phy = devm_phy_create(dev, child_np, &rockchip_usb2phy_ops);
 		if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-			dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(phy), "failed to create phy\n");
-			ret = PTR_ERR(phy);
+			ret = dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(phy), "failed to create phy\n");
 			goto put_child;
 		}
 
@@ -1478,8 +1472,7 @@ next_child:
 						"rockchip_usb2phy",
 						rphy);
 		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(rphy->dev,
-				"failed to request usb2phy irq handle\n");
+			dev_err_probe(rphy->dev, ret, "failed to request usb2phy irq handle\n");
 			goto put_child;
 		}
 	}