diff --git a/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c b/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c
index 3f9fe6aa51cc..ebbe1ec7b9e8 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/qcom/tsens.c
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ static int tsens_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (tmdev->ops->calibrate) {
 		ret = tmdev->ops->calibrate(tmdev);
 		if (ret < 0) {
-			dev_err(dev, "tsens calibration failed\n");
+			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				dev_err(dev, "tsens calibration failed\n");
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}