diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc2/core_intr.c b/drivers/usb/dwc2/core_intr.c
index ad43c5bc1ef1..02e3e2d4ea56 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc2/core_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc2/core_intr.c
@@ -476,13 +476,13 @@ irqreturn_t dwc2_handle_common_intr(int irq, void *dev)
 	u32 gintsts;
 	irqreturn_t retval = IRQ_NONE;
 
+	spin_lock(&hsotg->lock);
+
 	if (!dwc2_is_controller_alive(hsotg)) {
 		dev_warn(hsotg->dev, "Controller is dead\n");
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&hsotg->lock);
-
 	gintsts = dwc2_read_common_intr(hsotg);
 	if (gintsts & ~GINTSTS_PRTINT)
 		retval = IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ irqreturn_t dwc2_handle_common_intr(int irq, void *dev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock(&hsotg->lock);
 out:
+	spin_unlock(&hsotg->lock);
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dwc2_handle_common_intr);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
index ccfdfb24b240..2f9735b35338 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static struct usb_phy *__usb_find_phy(struct list_head *list,
 		return phy;
 	}
 
-	return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
 static struct usb_phy *__usb_find_phy_dev(struct device *dev,