diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
index 711ed9c2631b..303b4da66399 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/ll_temac_main.c
@@ -1579,10 +1579,9 @@ static int temac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (temac_np) {
 		/* Retrieve the MAC address */
 		rc = of_get_mac_address(temac_np, addr);
-		if (rc) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find MAC address\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
+		if (rc)
+			return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, rc,
+					     "could not find MAC address\n");
 		temac_init_mac_address(ndev, addr);
 	} else if (pdata) {
 		temac_init_mac_address(ndev, pdata->mac_addr);