1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index 2d1dfa1e0745..e86e61dda4b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -438,8 +438,11 @@ static int mxc_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
         /* the controller clock is optional */
         port->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-        if (IS_ERR(port->clk))
+        if (IS_ERR(port->clk)) {
+                if (PTR_ERR(port->clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                        return -EPROBE_DEFER;
                 port->clk = NULL;
+        }
 
         err = clk_prepare_enable(port->clk);
         if (err) {