diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c
index 12d03e678295..fd95860cd661 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_bcm2835aux.c
@@ -110,12 +110,8 @@ static int bcm2835aux_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* get the clock - this also enables the HW */
 	data->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(data->clk);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not get clk: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(data->clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(data->clk), "could not get clk\n");
 
 	/* get the interrupt */
 	ret = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
@@ -155,9 +151,7 @@ static int bcm2835aux_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* register the port */
 	ret = serial8250_register_8250_port(&up);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"unable to register 8250 port - %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "unable to register 8250 port\n");
 		goto dis_clk;
 	}
 	data->line = ret;
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_ingenic.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_ingenic.c
index dde766fa465f..988bf6bcce42 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_ingenic.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_ingenic.c
@@ -259,22 +259,14 @@ static int ingenic_uart_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	data->clk_module = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "module");
-	if (IS_ERR(data->clk_module)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(data->clk_module);
-		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"unable to get module clock: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(data->clk_module))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(data->clk_module),
+				     "unable to get module clock\n");
 
 	data->clk_baud = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, "baud");
-	if (IS_ERR(data->clk_baud)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(data->clk_baud);
-		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"unable to get baud clock: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(data->clk_baud))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(data->clk_baud),
+				     "unable to get baud clock\n");
 
 	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_module);
 	if (err) {