diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys_polled.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys_polled.c
index f686fd970553..21147164874d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys_polled.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/gpio_keys_polled.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ static struct gpio_keys_platform_data *gpio_keys_polled_get_devtree_pdata(struct
 
 	i = 0;
 	for_each_child_of_node(node, pp) {
+		int gpio;
 		enum of_gpio_flags flags;
 
 		if (!of_find_property(pp, "gpios", NULL)) {
@@ -143,9 +144,19 @@ static struct gpio_keys_platform_data *gpio_keys_polled_get_devtree_pdata(struct
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		gpio = of_get_gpio_flags(pp, 0, &flags);
+		if (gpio < 0) {
+			error = gpio;
+			if (error != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				dev_err(dev,
+					"Failed to get gpio flags, error: %d\n",
+					error);
+			goto err_free_pdata;
+		}
+
 		button = &pdata->buttons[i++];
 
-		button->gpio = of_get_gpio_flags(pp, 0, &flags);
+		button->gpio = gpio;
 		button->active_low = flags & OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
 
 		if (of_property_read_u32(pp, "linux,code", &button->code)) {