diff --git a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c
index 2aad45c55494..cf10bed40528 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ static int phy_meson8b_usb2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	phy = devm_phy_create(&pdev->dev, NULL, &phy_meson8b_usb2_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to create PHY\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(phy);
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(phy),
+				     "failed to create PHY\n");
 	}
 
 	phy_set_drvdata(phy, priv);