diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
index 69d973ec42bf..3b2b93c5bbcb 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ static int wm8994_device_init(struct wm8994 *wm8994, int irq)
 	ret = regulator_bulk_get(wm8994->dev, wm8994->num_supplies,
 				 wm8994->supplies);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		dev_err(wm8994->dev, "Failed to get supplies: %d\n", ret);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(wm8994->dev, "Failed to get supplies: %d\n",
+				ret);
 		goto err;
 	}