diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/aiu.c b/sound/soc/meson/aiu.c
index ba15d5762b0b..37036adf14ce 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/aiu.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/aiu.c
@@ -219,31 +219,29 @@ static int aiu_clk_get(struct device *dev)
 
 	aiu->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(aiu->pclk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(aiu->pclk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Can't get the aiu pclk\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(aiu->pclk),
+			      "Can't get the aiu pclk\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(aiu->pclk);
 	}
 
 	aiu->spdif_mclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "spdif_mclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(aiu->spdif_mclk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(aiu->spdif_mclk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Can't get the aiu spdif master clock\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(aiu->spdif_mclk),
+			      "Can't get the aiu spdif master clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(aiu->spdif_mclk);
 	}
 
 	ret = aiu_clk_bulk_get(dev, aiu_i2s_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(aiu_i2s_ids),
 			       &aiu->i2s);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Can't get the i2s clocks\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Can't get the i2s clocks\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = aiu_clk_bulk_get(dev, aiu_spdif_ids, ARRAY_SIZE(aiu_spdif_ids),
 			       &aiu->spdif);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Can't get the spdif clocks\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Can't get the spdif clocks\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -282,8 +280,7 @@ static int aiu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = device_reset(dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "Failed to reset device\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to reset device\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c
index b9af2d513e09..8d3184aeba60 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-fifo.c
@@ -352,17 +352,14 @@ int axg_fifo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	fifo->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(fifo->pclk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(fifo->pclk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get pclk: %ld\n",
-				PTR_ERR(fifo->pclk));
+		dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(fifo->pclk), "failed to get pclk\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(fifo->pclk);
 	}
 
 	fifo->arb = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(fifo->arb)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(fifo->arb) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get arb reset: %ld\n",
-				PTR_ERR(fifo->arb));
+		dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(fifo->arb),
+			      "failed to get arb reset\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(fifo->arb);
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-pdm.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-pdm.c
index bfd37d49a73e..9537fbcf56e0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-pdm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-pdm.c
@@ -613,24 +613,21 @@ static int axg_pdm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->pclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->pclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get pclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get pclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	priv->dclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "dclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->dclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->dclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get dclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get dclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	priv->sysclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "sysclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->sysclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->sysclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get dclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get dclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifin.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifin.c
index d0d09f945b48..e10bc9352667 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifin.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifin.c
@@ -481,16 +481,14 @@ static int axg_spdifin_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->pclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->pclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get pclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get pclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	priv->refclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "refclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->refclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->refclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get mclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get mclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifout.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifout.c
index e769a5ee6e27..179654d76c8f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifout.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-spdifout.c
@@ -424,16 +424,14 @@ static int axg_spdifout_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->pclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->pclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get pclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get pclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	priv->mclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "mclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->mclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(priv->mclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get mclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get mclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-formatter.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-formatter.c
index cab7fa2851aa..b8bbeda87a72 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-formatter.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-formatter.c
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ int axg_tdm_formatter_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	formatter->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(formatter->pclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(formatter->pclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get pclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get pclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -293,8 +292,7 @@ int axg_tdm_formatter_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	formatter->sclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "sclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(formatter->sclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(formatter->sclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get sclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get sclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -302,8 +300,7 @@ int axg_tdm_formatter_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	formatter->lrclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "lrclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(formatter->lrclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(formatter->lrclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get lrclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get lrclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -311,8 +308,7 @@ int axg_tdm_formatter_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	formatter->sclk_sel = devm_clk_get(dev, "sclk_sel");
 	if (IS_ERR(formatter->sclk_sel)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(formatter->sclk_sel);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get sclk_sel: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get sclk_sel\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -320,8 +316,7 @@ int axg_tdm_formatter_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	formatter->lrclk_sel = devm_clk_get(dev, "lrclk_sel");
 	if (IS_ERR(formatter->lrclk_sel)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(formatter->lrclk_sel);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get lrclk_sel: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get lrclk_sel\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -329,8 +324,7 @@ int axg_tdm_formatter_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	formatter->reset = devm_reset_control_get_optional_exclusive(dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(formatter->reset)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(formatter->reset);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get reset: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get reset\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
index db077773af7a..8f8b126de158 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
@@ -535,8 +535,7 @@ static int axg_tdm_iface_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iface->sclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "sclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(iface->sclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(iface->sclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get sclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get sclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -544,8 +543,7 @@ static int axg_tdm_iface_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	iface->lrclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "lrclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(iface->lrclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(iface->lrclk);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get lrclk: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get lrclk\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -561,8 +559,7 @@ static int axg_tdm_iface_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 			iface->mclk = NULL;
 		} else {
-			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-				dev_err(dev, "failed to get mclk: %d\n", ret);
+			dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to get mclk\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/meson-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/meson/meson-card-utils.c
index 29b0174f4b5c..cc6e16e31f9c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/meson-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/meson-card-utils.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ int meson_card_parse_dai(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	ret = of_parse_phandle_with_args(node, "sound-dai",
 					 "#sound-dai-cells", 0, &args);
 	if (ret) {
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(card->dev, "can't parse dai %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err_probe(card->dev, ret,
+			      "can't parse sound-dai at %pOFn\n", node);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	*dai_of_node = args.np;
diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/t9015.c b/sound/soc/meson/t9015.c
index 4c1349dd1e06..7a0a807f494c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/t9015.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/t9015.c
@@ -259,15 +259,15 @@ static int t9015_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	priv->pclk = devm_clk_get(dev, "pclk");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->pclk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(priv->pclk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to get core clock\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->pclk),
+			      "failed to get core clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->pclk);
 	}
 
 	priv->avdd = devm_regulator_get(dev, "AVDD");
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->avdd)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(priv->avdd) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_err(dev, "failed to AVDD\n");
+		dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(priv->avdd),
+			      "failed to get AVDD\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->avdd);
 	}
 
