diff --git a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c
index e90c4ee25dfe..d68c30d3b510 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/amlogic/phy-meson-gxl-usb2.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static int phy_meson_gxl_usb2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct phy_meson_gxl_usb2_priv *priv;
 	struct phy *phy;
 	void __iomem *base;
+	int ret;
 
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)
@@ -242,8 +243,11 @@ static int phy_meson_gxl_usb2_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	phy = devm_phy_create(dev, NULL, &phy_meson_gxl_usb2_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to create PHY\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(phy);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(phy);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to create PHY\n");
+
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	phy_set_drvdata(phy, priv);