diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index 67c3b1975a4d..3723269890d5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
@@ -75,20 +75,16 @@ static int fbtft_request_one_gpio(struct fbtft_par *par,
 				  struct gpio_desc **gpiop)
 {
 	struct device *dev = par->info->device;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	*gpiop = devm_gpiod_get_index_optional(dev, name, index,
 					       GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
-	if (IS_ERR(*gpiop)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(*gpiop);
-		dev_err(dev,
-			"Failed to request %s GPIO: %d\n", name, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(*gpiop))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(*gpiop), "Failed to request %s GPIO\n", name);
+
 	fbtft_par_dbg(DEBUG_REQUEST_GPIOS, par, "%s: '%s' GPIO\n",
 		      __func__, name);
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int fbtft_request_gpios(struct fbtft_par *par)