diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index d9c9cb4665db..2ebc9071e354 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ static struct gpio_desc *of_find_gpio(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
 
 		desc = of_get_named_gpiod_flags(dev->of_node, prop_name, idx,
 						&of_flags);
-		if (!IS_ERR(desc))
+		if (!IS_ERR(desc) || (PTR_ERR(desc) == -EPROBE_DEFER))
 			break;
 	}