diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c
index 4a28fb2..fbd3689 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio-bcm-unimac.c
@@ -242,11 +242,9 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	priv->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (PTR_ERR(priv->clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+	priv->clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->clk);
-	else
-		priv->clk = NULL;
 
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->clk);
 	if (ret)