diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c
index 9790a2a8ec2db4..b6cb80480b6058 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-sgtl5000.c
@@ -157,7 +157,9 @@ static int imx_sgtl5000_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(&pdev->dev, &data->card);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed (%d)\n", ret);
+		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed (%d)\n",
+				ret);
 		goto fail;
 	}