diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
index 4ef569b47aa6..13bb64bf4c8f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32-qspi.c
@@ -615,7 +615,11 @@ static int stm32_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	rstc = devm_reset_control_get_exclusive(dev, NULL);
-	if (!IS_ERR(rstc)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(rstc)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(rstc);
+		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			goto err;
+	} else {
 		reset_control_assert(rstc);
 		udelay(2);
 		reset_control_deassert(rstc);