diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
index 44a379657cd5439c3766db9dd8276d67911e3a2c..5bfca028eaaf8db82e18180f184a6e44e492208b 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/rk3399_dmc.c
@@ -308,12 +308,18 @@ static int rk3399_dmcfreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	data->vdd_center = devm_regulator_get(dev, "center");
 	if (IS_ERR(data->vdd_center)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(data->vdd_center) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
 		dev_err(dev, "Cannot get the regulator \"center\"\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(data->vdd_center);
 	}
 
 	data->dmc_clk = devm_clk_get(dev, "dmc_clk");
 	if (IS_ERR(data->dmc_clk)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(data->dmc_clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
 		dev_err(dev, "Cannot get the clk dmc_clk\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(data->dmc_clk);
 	};