diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
index 4878c824e66c..c615abf56c52 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ int of_genpd_add_subdomain(struct of_phandle_args *parent_spec,
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&gpd_list_lock);
 
-	return ret;
+	return ret == -ENOENT ? -EPROBE_DEFER : ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_genpd_add_subdomain);