diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
index 665da3c8fbce..f45798679e3c 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	timer_pdata = dev_get_platdata(&timer_pdev->dev);
 	if (!timer_pdata) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "dmtimer pdata structure NULL\n");
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		dev_dbg(&pdev->dev,
+			 "dmtimer pdata structure NULL, deferring probe\n");
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto put;
 	}