diff --git a/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c b/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
index a3d8f7a5874e..9eee281350d0 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
@@ -759,11 +759,8 @@ static int stm32_timer_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		/* All events reported through the global interrupt */
 		ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, ddata->irq[0], stm32_timer_cnt_isr,
 				       0, dev_name(dev), counter);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Failed to request irq %d (err %d)\n",
-				ddata->irq[0], ret);
+		if (ret)
 			return ret;
-		}
 	} else {
 		for (i = 0; i < priv->nr_irqs; i++) {
 			/*
@@ -775,11 +772,8 @@ static int stm32_timer_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 			ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, ddata->irq[i], stm32_timer_cnt_isr,
 					       0, dev_name(dev), counter);
-			if (ret) {
-				dev_err(dev, "Failed to request irq %d (err %d)\n",
-					ddata->irq[i], ret);
+			if (ret)
 				return ret;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c b/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c
index f69b6920463f..d77a256f0ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/ti-ecap-capture.c
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ static int ecap_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, ret, ecap_cnt_isr, 0, pdev->name, counter_dev);
 	if (ret)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "failed to request irq\n");
+		return ret;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, counter_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/counter/ti-eqep.c b/drivers/counter/ti-eqep.c
index d9302ec21163..0dda3f2b14c7 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/ti-eqep.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/ti-eqep.c
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ static int ti_eqep_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	err = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, NULL, ti_eqep_irq_handler,
 					IRQF_ONESHOT, dev_name(dev), counter);
 	if (err < 0)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, err, "failed to request IRQ\n");
+		return err;
 
 	counter->name = dev_name(dev);
 	counter->parent = dev;