diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c
index dda1946e84dd..ee9574da53c0 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-probe.c
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ void __init timer_probe(void)
 
 		ret = init_func_ret(np);
 		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("Failed to initialize '%pOF': %d\n", np, ret);
+			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				pr_err("Failed to initialize '%pOF': %d\n", np,
+				       ret);
 			continue;
 		}