3 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
index c798672d61b2..cfb673a52b25 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ int cvm_oct_phy_setup_device(struct net_device *dev)
 	of_node_put(phy_node);
 
 	if (!phydev)
-		return -ENODEV;
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	priv->last_link = 0;
 	phy_start(phydev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
index e3771d48c49b..7f6716e3fad4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet-mdio.h
@@ -22,7 +22,5 @@
 
 extern const struct ethtool_ops cvm_oct_ethtool_ops;
 
-void octeon_mdiobus_force_mod_depencency(void);
-
 int cvm_oct_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *rq, int cmd);
 int cvm_oct_phy_setup_device(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index f42c3816ce49..204f0b1e2739 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -689,8 +689,6 @@ static int cvm_oct_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mtu_overhead += VLAN_HLEN;
 #endif
 
-	octeon_mdiobus_force_mod_depencency();
-
 	pip = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	if (!pip) {
 		pr_err("Error: No 'pip' in /aliases\n");
@@ -987,6 +985,7 @@ static struct platform_driver cvm_oct_driver = {
 
 module_platform_driver(cvm_oct_driver);
 
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: mdio-cavium");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Cavium Networks <support@caviumnetworks.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Cavium Networks Octeon ethernet driver.");