diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
index b7007123d060..2cf25444df91 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/core.c
@@ -1492,7 +1492,8 @@ static int dwc3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = dwc3_core_init(dwc);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize core\n");
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to initialize core: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err4;
 	}