diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
index 7c9e9518f555a0..1ea3fbd5e954eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/icssg/icssg_prueth.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,12 @@ static int prueth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 		prueth->registered_netdevs[PRUETH_MAC0] = prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC0]->ndev;
 
-		emac_phy_connect(prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC0]);
+		ret = emac_phy_connect(prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC0]);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev,
+				"can't connect to MII0 PHY, error -%d", ret);
+			goto netdev_unregister;
+		}
 		phy_attached_info(prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC0]->ndev->phydev);
 	}
 
@@ -1051,7 +1056,12 @@ static int prueth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 
 		prueth->registered_netdevs[PRUETH_MAC1] = prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC1]->ndev;
-		emac_phy_connect(prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC1]);
+		ret = emac_phy_connect(prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC1]);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dev,
+				"can't connect to MII1 PHY, error %d", ret);
+			goto netdev_unregister;
+		}
 		phy_attached_info(prueth->emac[PRUETH_MAC1]->ndev->phydev);
 	}