diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/of_coresight.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/of_coresight.c
index b68da1888fd5..18f1c8c4776b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/of_coresight.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/of_coresight.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct coresight_platform_data *of_get_coresight_platform_data(
 
 			rdev = of_coresight_get_endpoint_device(rparent);
 			if (!rdev)
-				continue;
+				return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 
 			pdata->child_names[i] = dev_name(rdev);
 			pdata->child_ports[i] = rendpoint.id;