diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c
index 2ddb59b242e7..53d1387592fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-zynq.c
@@ -930,7 +930,8 @@ static int zynq_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Retrieve GPIO clock */
 	gpio->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpio->clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "input clock not found.\n");
+		if (PTR_ERR(gpio->clk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "input clock not found.\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(gpio->clk);
 	}
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(gpio->clk);