diff --git a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
index 5f5b0f4be5be..b3555535a8c6 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/phy-core.c
@@ -404,17 +404,11 @@ struct phy *phy_get(struct device *dev, const char *string)
 		index = of_property_match_string(dev->of_node, "phy-names",
 			string);
 		phy = of_phy_get(dev, index);
-		if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-			dev_err(dev, "unable to find phy\n");
-			return phy;
-		}
 	} else {
 		phy = phy_lookup(dev, string);
-		if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-			dev_err(dev, "unable to find phy\n");
-			return phy;
-		}
 	}
+	if (IS_ERR(phy))
+		return phy;
 
 	if (!try_module_get(phy->ops->owner))
 		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);