diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index a0860b30bd931760480ca6800d539d08d6433478..1581f6ab1b1f425986cb8693a961cee7fa4f42f8 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -678,7 +678,9 @@ struct pwm_device *of_pwm_get(struct device_node *np, const char *con_id)
 
 	pc = of_node_to_pwmchip(args.np);
 	if (IS_ERR(pc)) {
-		pr_err("%s(): PWM chip not found\n", __func__);
+		if (PTR_ERR(pc) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			pr_err("%s(): PWM chip not found\n", __func__);
+
 		pwm = ERR_CAST(pc);
 		goto put;
 	}