diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/hi556.c b/drivers/media/i2c/hi556.c
index 960d6c2d3d93..57c51d0e9c4e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/hi556.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/hi556.c
@@ -1220,7 +1220,8 @@ static int hi556_check_hwcfg(struct device *dev)
 	 */
 	ep = fwnode_graph_get_next_endpoint(fwnode, NULL);
 	if (!ep)
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, -EPROBE_DEFER,
+				     "waiting for fwnode graph endpoint\n");
 
 	ret = v4l2_fwnode_endpoint_alloc_parse(ep, &bus_cfg);
 	fwnode_handle_put(ep);