diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index b73dd837fb53..26f83029f64a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,8 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Get I2C clock */
 	i2c_imx->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(i2c_imx->clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get I2C clock\n");
+		if (PTR_ERR(i2c_imx->clk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get I2C clock\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(i2c_imx->clk);
 	}