diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
index 7678e3d05fd3..f437b594055c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_typec.c
@@ -1272,8 +1272,8 @@ static int cros_typec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	typec->ec = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	if (!typec->ec) {
-		dev_err(dev, "couldn't find parent EC device\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		dev_warn(dev, "couldn't find parent EC device\n");
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, typec);