diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
index 0720ea717011..e033ad477715 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-arasan.c
@@ -638,7 +638,8 @@ static int sdhci_arasan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = mmc_of_parse(host->mmc);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "parsing dt failed (%d)\n", ret);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "parsing dt failed (%d)\n", ret);
 		goto unreg_clk;
 	}