diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
index cd8d9b0e0edb..c96dfc11aa6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/ocelot/felix_vsc9959.c
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ static int felix_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	err = dsa_register_switch(ds);
 	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to register DSA switch: %d\n", err);
+		dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, err, "Failed to register DSA switch\n");
 		goto err_register_ds;
 	}