diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
index 818b051d25e6dea491c366b0767aedcfd707b320..d4f3239b56865919e1b781b20a7c5ebcd76b4eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bcm2835.c
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ static int bcm2835_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	i2c_dev->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_dev->clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not get clock\n");
+		if (PTR_ERR(i2c_dev->clk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Could not get clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c_dev->clk);
 	}