diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
index a0767790a826..35320bc9dc02 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/bcm2835.c
@@ -1406,9 +1406,7 @@ static int bcm2835_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(clk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "could not get clk: %d\n", ret);
+		ret = dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(clk), "could not get clk\n");
 		goto err;
 	}