diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
index a1db8685e30e..a68b43082f61 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
@@ -426,11 +426,9 @@ static int meson_mmc_clk_init(struct meson_host *host)
 
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "clkin%d", i);
 		clk = devm_clk_get(host->dev, name);
-		if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
-			if (clk != ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER))
-				dev_err(host->dev, "Missing clock %s\n", name);
-			return PTR_ERR(clk);
-		}
+		if (IS_ERR(clk))
+			return dev_err_probe(host->dev, PTR_ERR(clk),
+					     "Missing clock %s\n", name);
 
 		mux_parent_names[i] = __clk_get_name(clk);
 	}
@@ -1077,12 +1075,8 @@ static int meson_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = device_reset_optional(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "device reset failed: %d\n", ret);
-
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "device reset failed\n");
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	host->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, res);