diff --git a/drivers/thermal/imx_sc_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/imx_sc_thermal.c
index 7224f8d21db9..88558ce58880 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/imx_sc_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/imx_sc_thermal.c
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ static int imx_sc_thermal_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			if (ret == -ENODEV)
 				continue;
 
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register thermal zone\n");
-			return ret;
+			return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "failed to register thermal zone\n");
 		}
 
 		devm_thermal_add_hwmon_sysfs(&pdev->dev, sensor->tzd);