diff --git a/drivers/phy/sunplus/phy-sunplus-usb2.c b/drivers/phy/sunplus/phy-sunplus-usb2.c
index 0efe74ac9c6a..637a5fbae6d9 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/sunplus/phy-sunplus-usb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/sunplus/phy-sunplus-usb2.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int sp_usb_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	phy = devm_phy_create(&pdev->dev, NULL, &sp_uphy_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy)) {
-		ret = -PTR_ERR(phy);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(phy);
 		return ret;
 	}