diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk-gpio-gate.c b/drivers/clk/clk-gpio-gate.c
index a377f8848f0af56f3bbfb1e9bbf1500170c70805..ef942daa955a05238e7a6d2d1836029d28d2cc9d 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk-gpio-gate.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk-gpio-gate.c
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ struct clk *clk_register_gpio_gate(struct device *dev, const char *name,
 		err = gpio_request_one(gpio, gpio_flags, name);
 
 	if (err) {
-		pr_err("%s: %s: Error requesting clock control gpio %u\n",
-		       __func__, name, gpio);
+		if (err != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			pr_err("%s: %s: Error requesting clock control gpio %u\n",
+					__func__, name, gpio);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}