diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 39e8fde36c88..ce09caf8f8c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -27,6 +27,28 @@
 #include <sound/soc-link.h>
 #include <sound/initval.h>
 
+#define soc_pcm_ret(rtd, ret) _soc_pcm_ret(rtd, __func__, ret)
+static inline int _soc_pcm_ret(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
+			       const char *func, int ret)
+{
+	/* Positive, Zero values are not errors */
+	if (ret >= 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* Negative values might be errors */
+	switch (ret) {
+	case -EPROBE_DEFER:
+	case -ENOTSUPP:
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(rtd->dev,
+			"ASoC: error at %s on %s: %d\n",
+			func, rtd->dai_link->name, ret);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static inline void snd_soc_dpcm_mutex_lock(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
 	mutex_lock_nested(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex, rtd->card->pcm_subclass);
@@ -832,12 +854,10 @@ dynamic:
 	snd_soc_runtime_activate(rtd, substream->stream);
 	ret = 0;
 err:
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0)
 		soc_pcm_clean(rtd, substream, 1);
-		dev_err(rtd->dev, "%s() failed (%d)", __func__, ret);
-	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(rtd, ret);
 }
 
 /* PCM open ops for non-DPCM streams */
@@ -891,10 +911,7 @@ static int __soc_pcm_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 		snd_soc_dai_digital_mute(dai, 0, substream->stream);
 
 out:
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(rtd->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(rtd, ret);
 }
 
 /* PCM prepare ops for non-DPCM streams */
@@ -1060,12 +1077,10 @@ static int __soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 
 	ret = snd_soc_pcm_component_hw_params(substream, params);
 out:
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < 0)
 		soc_pcm_hw_clean(rtd, substream, 1);
-		dev_err(rtd->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(rtd, ret);
 }
 
 /* hw_params PCM ops for non-DPCM streams */
@@ -1627,10 +1642,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 unwind:
 	dpcm_be_dai_startup_rollback(fe, stream, dpcm);
 
-	dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed at %s (%d)\n",
-		__func__, be->dai_link->name, err);
-
-	return err;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, err);
 }
 
 static void dpcm_runtime_setup_fe(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -1830,10 +1842,7 @@ static int dpcm_apply_symmetry(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream,
 		}
 	}
 error:
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s failed (%d)\n", __func__, err);
-
-	return err;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, err);
 }
 
 static int dpcm_fe_dai_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream)
@@ -1870,10 +1879,7 @@ unwind:
 be_err:
 	dpcm_set_fe_update_state(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_NO);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "%s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, ret);
 }
 
 static int dpcm_fe_dai_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -2072,10 +2078,7 @@ out:
 	dpcm_set_fe_update_state(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_NO);
 	snd_soc_dpcm_mutex_unlock(fe);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, ret);
 }
 
 int dpcm_be_dai_trigger(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
@@ -2244,10 +2247,7 @@ next:
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed at %s (%d)\n",
-			__func__, be->dai_link->name, ret);
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dpcm_be_dai_trigger);
 
@@ -2418,10 +2418,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 		be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_PREPARE;
 	}
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, ret);
 }
 
 static int dpcm_fe_dai_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
@@ -2458,10 +2455,7 @@ out:
 	dpcm_set_fe_update_state(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_NO);
 	snd_soc_dpcm_mutex_unlock(fe);
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, ret);
 }
 
 static int dpcm_run_update_shutdown(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
@@ -2494,10 +2488,7 @@ static int dpcm_run_update_shutdown(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 	/* run the stream event for each BE */
 	dpcm_dapm_stream_event(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DAPM_STREAM_NOP);
 
-	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, err);
-
-	return err;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, err);
 }
 
 static int dpcm_run_update_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
@@ -2587,10 +2578,7 @@ disconnect:
 				dpcm->state = SND_SOC_DPCM_LINK_STATE_FREE;
 	}
 
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s() failed (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return soc_pcm_ret(fe, ret);
 }
 
 static int soc_dpcm_fe_runtime_update(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int new)