diff --git a/drivers/pci/dwc/pci-exynos.c b/drivers/pci/dwc/pci-exynos.c
index ea03f1ec12a4..01acb418d1fd 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/dwc/pci-exynos.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/dwc/pci-exynos.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static int __init exynos_pcie_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ep->phy = devm_of_phy_get(dev, np, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(ep->phy)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(ep->phy) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		if (PTR_ERR(ep->phy) != -ENODEV)
 			return PTR_ERR(ep->phy);
 		dev_warn(dev, "Use the 'phy' property. Current DT of pci-exynos was deprecated!!\n");
 	} else