diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/qcom/cpr.c b/drivers/pmdomain/qcom/cpr.c
index 37b318bf505a..87d1db1a0019 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/qcom/cpr.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/qcom/cpr.c
@@ -1464,9 +1464,8 @@ static int cpr_pd_attach_dev(struct generic_pm_domain *domain,
 	 */
 	drv->cpu_clk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(drv->cpu_clk)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(drv->cpu_clk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(drv->dev, "could not get cpu clk: %d\n", ret);
+		ret = dev_err_probe(drv->dev, PTR_ERR(drv->cpu_clk),
+				    "could not get cpu clk\n");
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 	drv->attached_cpu_dev = dev;