diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l42.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l42.c
index e5a97e904d40cc2212aa79019b9b2f152a31f499..dc84b3de3da31eb9ac4d50b08c6d4116aca85a3f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l42.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs42l42.c
@@ -1935,8 +1935,9 @@ static int cs42l42_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c_client,
 			NULL, cs42l42_irq_thread,
 			IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW,
 			"cs42l42", cs42l42);
-
-	if (ret != 0)
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		goto err_disable;
+	else if (ret != 0)
 		dev_err(&i2c_client->dev,
 			"Failed to request IRQ: %d\n", ret);