diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
index 753973ac922e..2e22483a9040 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e_main.c
@@ -2297,10 +2297,8 @@ static int atl1e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	err = pci_enable_device(pdev);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "cannot enable PCI device\n");
-		return err;
-	}
+	if (err)
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, err, "cannot enable PCI device\n");
 
 	/*
 	 * The atl1e chip can DMA to 64-bit addresses, but it uses a single