diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
index a151ee2..08a693c 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
@@ -647,6 +647,8 @@
 
 	twl6040->clk32k = devm_clk_get(&client->dev, "clk32k");
 	if (IS_ERR(twl6040->clk32k)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(twl6040->clk32k) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		dev_info(&client->dev, "clk32k is not handled\n");
 		twl6040->clk32k = NULL;
 	}