diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
index 6055e44cc3a9..cb4f9de1ae7e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/bus.c
@@ -454,6 +454,20 @@ __scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct scmi_device *
+_scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np, struct device *parent,
+		    int protocol, const char *name)
+{
+	struct scmi_device *sdev;
+
+	sdev = __scmi_device_create(np, parent, protocol, name);
+	if (!sdev)
+		pr_err("(%s) Failed to create device for protocol 0x%x (%s)\n",
+		       of_node_full_name(parent->of_node), protocol, name);
+
+	return sdev;
+}
+
 /**
  * scmi_device_create  - A method to create one or more SCMI devices
  *
@@ -486,7 +500,7 @@ struct scmi_device *scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np,
 	struct scmi_device *scmi_dev = NULL;
 
 	if (name)
-		return __scmi_device_create(np, parent, protocol, name);
+		return _scmi_device_create(np, parent, protocol, name);
 
 	mutex_lock(&scmi_requested_devices_mtx);
 	phead = idr_find(&scmi_requested_devices, protocol);
@@ -500,18 +514,13 @@ struct scmi_device *scmi_device_create(struct device_node *np,
 	list_for_each_entry(rdev, phead, node) {
 		struct scmi_device *sdev;
 
-		sdev = __scmi_device_create(np, parent,
-					    rdev->id_table->protocol_id,
-					    rdev->id_table->name);
-		/* Report errors and carry on... */
+		sdev = _scmi_device_create(np, parent,
+					   rdev->id_table->protocol_id,
+					   rdev->id_table->name);
 		if (sdev)
 			scmi_dev = sdev;
-		else
-			pr_err("(%s) Failed to create device for protocol 0x%x (%s)\n",
-			       of_node_full_name(parent->of_node),
-			       rdev->id_table->protocol_id,
-			       rdev->id_table->name);
 	}
+
 	mutex_unlock(&scmi_requested_devices_mtx);
 
 	return scmi_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
index 1c75a4c9c371..3ca019a5f7ef 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/driver.c
@@ -439,14 +439,8 @@ static void scmi_create_protocol_devices(struct device_node *np,
 					 struct scmi_info *info,
 					 int prot_id, const char *name)
 {
-	struct scmi_device *sdev;
-
 	mutex_lock(&info->devreq_mtx);
-	sdev = scmi_device_create(np, info->dev, prot_id, name);
-	if (name && !sdev)
-		dev_err(info->dev,
-			"failed to create device for protocol 0x%X (%s)\n",
-			prot_id, name);
+	scmi_device_create(np, info->dev, prot_id, name);
 	mutex_unlock(&info->devreq_mtx);
 }