diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
index 43207f52e5a3..4c6282a78109 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-mv64xxx.c
@@ -910,6 +910,8 @@ mv64xxx_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pd)
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_CLK)
 	/* Not all platforms have a clk */
 	drv_data->clk = devm_clk_get(&pd->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(drv_data->clk) && PTR_ERR(drv_data->clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	if (!IS_ERR(drv_data->clk)) {
 		clk_prepare(drv_data->clk);
 		clk_enable(drv_data->clk);