diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
index 02ad83153e19..78f3a938b39b 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
@@ -271,7 +271,8 @@ static int reg_fixed_voltage_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	cfg.ena_gpiod = gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, NULL, gflags);
 	if (IS_ERR(cfg.ena_gpiod))
-		return PTR_ERR(cfg.ena_gpiod);
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(cfg.ena_gpiod),
+				     "can't get GPIO\n");
 
 	cfg.dev = &pdev->dev;
 	cfg.init_data = config->init_data;