diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index 1ba40bb2b966a943eb2544c8b5710f1964b22aba..a17f46a95f73d63e0d2a854304994da6e6722afa 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 		goto err_clear_wakeup_irq;
 
 	status = dev_pm_domain_attach(&client->dev, true);
-	if (status == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+	if (status)
 		goto err_clear_wakeup_irq;
 
 	/*