diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
index 179776bef5c484add8821092719f1bff9874aae7..bae64c6d3e4875c24495dd63f9ada7e4decd39d3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-cadence.c
@@ -929,7 +929,8 @@ static int cdns_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	id->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(id->clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "input clock not found.\n");
+		if (PTR_ERR(id->clk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "input clock not found.\n");
 		return PTR_ERR(id->clk);
 	}
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(id->clk);