diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
index 0cff742302a9..148a601396f9 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
@@ -1221,13 +1221,8 @@ static int elan_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	mutex_init(&data->sysfs_mutex);
 
 	data->vcc = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vcc");
-	if (IS_ERR(data->vcc)) {
-		error = PTR_ERR(data->vcc);
-		if (error != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Failed to get 'vcc' regulator: %d\n",
-				error);
-		return error;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(data->vcc))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(data->vcc), "Failed to get 'vcc' regulator\n");
 
 	error = regulator_enable(data->vcc);
 	if (error) {