diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-tfp410.c b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-tfp410.c
index a1dba868cef107bf4158f7f11b35e510b23268fe..46039c4bf1ed0d8b2f7f8f238a7a7b1c62081ccd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-tfp410.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/displays/panel-tfp410.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int tfp410_probe(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 		if (!adapter) {
 			dev_err(&dssdev->dev, "Failed to get I2C adapter, bus %d\n",
 					i2c_bus_num);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		}
 
 		ddata->i2c_adapter = adapter;