diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
index 4d1909aecd6c..9f60e4dc5a90 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/i2c.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int nxp_nci_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	r = devm_acpi_dev_add_driver_gpios(dev, acpi_nxp_nci_gpios);
 	if (r)
-		return r;
+		dev_dbg(dev, "Unable to add GPIO mapping table\n");
 
 	phy->gpiod_en = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "enable", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
 	if (IS_ERR(phy->gpiod_en)) {