diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/patches-4.19/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch b/target/linux/ath79/patches-4.19/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch
index fa3487d392..3629e6e875 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/patches-4.19/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/patches-4.19/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/drivers/phy/phy-ar7200-usb.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
 +/*
 + * Copyright (C) 2015 Alban Bedel <albeu@free.fr>
 + *
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 +
 +	priv->rst_phy = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, "usb-phy");
 +	if (IS_ERR(priv->rst_phy)) {
-+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "phy reset is missing\n");
++		if (PTR_ERR(priv->rst_phy) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
++			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "phy reset is missing\n");
 +		return PTR_ERR(priv->rst_phy);
 +	}
 +
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/patches-5.4/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch b/target/linux/ath79/patches-5.4/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch
index 7956edb937..e319f738a5 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/patches-5.4/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/patches-5.4/0004-phy-add-ath79-usb-phys.patch
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/drivers/phy/phy-ar7200-usb.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
 +/*
 + * Copyright (C) 2015 Alban Bedel <albeu@free.fr>
 + *
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 +
 +	priv->rst_phy = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, "usb-phy");
 +	if (IS_ERR(priv->rst_phy)) {
-+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "phy reset is missing\n");
++		if (PTR_ERR(priv->rst_phy) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
++			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "phy reset is missing\n");
 +		return PTR_ERR(priv->rst_phy);
 +	}
 +