diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c
index f4f071c79263..d641119c2df4 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_cspmu/arm_cspmu.c
@@ -437,13 +437,15 @@ static int arm_cspmu_init_impl_ops(struct arm_cspmu *cspmu)
 				if (ret)
 					module_put(match->module);
 			} else {
-				WARN(1, "arm_cspmu failed to get module: %s\n",
+				dev_WARN(cspmu->dev, "Failed to get module: %s\n",
 					match->module_name);
 				ret = -EINVAL;
 			}
 		} else {
 			request_module_nowait(match->module_name);
-			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			ret = dev_err_probe(cspmu->dev, -EPROBE_DEFER,
+					    "Waiting for module %s to load\n",
+					    match->module_name);
 		}
 
 		mutex_unlock(&arm_cspmu_lock);