diff --git a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c
index cf10bed40528ac..77e7e9b1428c43 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson8b-usb2.c
@@ -265,8 +265,9 @@ static int phy_meson8b_usb2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->clk_usb);
 
 	priv->reset = devm_reset_control_get_optional_shared(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (PTR_ERR(priv->reset) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-		return PTR_ERR(priv->reset);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->reset))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(priv->reset),
+				     "Failed to get the reset line");
 
 	priv->dr_mode = of_usb_get_dr_mode_by_phy(pdev->dev.of_node, -1);
 	if (priv->dr_mode == USB_DR_MODE_UNKNOWN) {