diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 4d05868d9356..1606488ed741 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -4203,6 +4203,48 @@ define_dev_printk_level(_dev_info, KERN_INFO);
 
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * dev_err_probe - probe error check and log helper
+ * @dev: the pointer to the struct device
+ * @err: error value to test
+ * @fmt: printf-style format string
+ * @...: arguments as specified in the format string
+ *
+ * This helper implements common pattern present in probe functions for error
+ * checking: print debug or error message depending if the error value is
+ * -EPROBE_DEFER and propagate error upwards.
+ * It replaces code sequence:
+ * 	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+ * 		dev_err(dev, ...);
+ * 	else
+ * 		dev_dbg(dev, ...);
+ * 	return err;
+ * with
+ * 	return dev_err_probe(dev, err, ...);
+ *
+ * Returns @err.
+ *
+ */
+int dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct va_format vaf;
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	vaf.fmt = fmt;
+	vaf.va = &args;
+
+	if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		dev_err(dev, "error %d: %pV", err, &vaf);
+	else
+		dev_dbg(dev, "error %d: %pV", err, &vaf);
+
+	va_end(args);
+
+	return err;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_err_probe);
+
 static inline bool fwnode_is_primary(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
 	return fwnode && !IS_ERR(fwnode->secondary);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index a120657d7587..065c24008f8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -962,6 +962,9 @@ void device_link_remove(void *consumer, struct device *supplier);
 void device_links_supplier_sync_state_pause(void);
 void device_links_supplier_sync_state_resume(void);
 
+extern __printf(3, 4)
+int dev_err_probe(const struct device *dev, int err, const char *fmt, ...);
+
 /* Create alias, so I can be autoloaded. */
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(major,minor) \
 	MODULE_ALIAS("char-major-" __stringify(major) "-" __stringify(minor))