diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index b281358..7907a87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -435,12 +435,9 @@ static int mxc_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return port->irq;
 
 	/* the controller clock is optional */
-	port->clk = devm_clk_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(port->clk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(port->clk) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-		port->clk = NULL;
-	}
+	port->clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(port->clk))
+		return PTR_ERR(port->clk);
 
 	err = clk_prepare_enable(port->clk);
 	if (err) {