diff --git a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
index 7bba8b747f30..a8718e98674a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
@@ -283,8 +283,10 @@ static int gpio_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		drvdata->nr_gpios = config->nr_gpios;
 		ret = gpio_request_array(drvdata->gpios, drvdata->nr_gpios);
 		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"Could not obtain regulator setting GPIOs: %d\n", ret);
+			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+					"Could not obtain regulator setting GPIOs: %d\n",
+					ret);
 			goto err_memstate;
 		}
 	}