diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index 0ab5381aa012..63f4367c312b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1159,11 +1159,9 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Get I2C clock */
 	i2c_imx->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(i2c_imx->clk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(i2c_imx->clk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get I2C clock\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(i2c_imx->clk);
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(i2c_imx->clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(i2c_imx->clk),
+				     "can't get I2C clock\n");
 
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(i2c_imx->clk);
 	if (ret) {