diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
index aca7e7fa5e47ddd4d76e7ebb9349d47e6d829be3..f52fcbc5c971843489edfa75b85bc34a87f9baab 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
@@ -1481,7 +1481,8 @@ static int dwc3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = dwc3_core_init(dwc);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize core\n");
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize core: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err4;
 	}