diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
index 7f01fad0d3e34f27982264d583fa34d909ffd2eb..65de80bd63d8cd90fd085911099752220af59d49 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
@@ -221,8 +221,12 @@ static int pwm_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ctx->pwm = devm_of_pwm_get(&pdev->dev, pdev->dev.of_node, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx->pwm)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not get PWM\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(ctx->pwm);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(ctx->pwm);
+
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not get PWM: %d\n", ret);
+
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ctx);