diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
index a6407f4388de..2412dc7e65d4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-sgtl5000.c
@@ -160,12 +160,8 @@ static int mxs_sgtl5000_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(&pdev->dev, card);
-	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed (%d)\n",
-				ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "snd_soc_register_card failed\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }