diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
index 672b184da8758..bc99e91649306 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/cadence_wdt.c
@@ -334,12 +334,9 @@ static int cdns_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	watchdog_set_drvdata(cdns_wdt_device, wdt);
 
 	wdt->clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(wdt->clk)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(wdt->clk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "input clock not found\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(wdt->clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(wdt->clk),
+				     "input clock not found\n");
 
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(wdt->clk);
 	if (ret) {