diff --git a/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c b/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c
index e31414796ec4..c8bbe08b8e32 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/stm32-dma.c
@@ -1296,8 +1296,10 @@ static int stm32_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dmadev->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(dmadev->clk)) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error: Missing controller clock\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(dmadev->clk);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dmadev->clk);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't get clock\n");
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(dmadev->clk);
@@ -1310,7 +1312,11 @@ static int stm32_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 						"st,mem2mem");
 
 	rst = devm_reset_control_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (!IS_ERR(rst)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rst)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rst);
+		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			goto clk_free;
+	} else {
 		reset_control_assert(rst);
 		udelay(2);
 		reset_control_deassert(rst);
@@ -1470,10 +1476,11 @@ static struct platform_driver stm32_dma_driver = {
 		.of_match_table = stm32_dma_of_match,
 		.pm = &stm32_dma_pm_ops,
 	},
+	.probe = stm32_dma_probe,
 };
 
 static int __init stm32_dma_init(void)
 {
-	return platform_driver_probe(&stm32_dma_driver, stm32_dma_probe);
+	return platform_driver_register(&stm32_dma_driver);
 }
 subsys_initcall(stm32_dma_init);