con->num = index + 1;
        con->ucsi = ucsi;
 
+       cap->fwnode = ucsi_find_fwnode(con);
+       con->usb_role_sw = fwnode_usb_role_switch_get(cap->fwnode);
+       if (IS_ERR(con->usb_role_sw)) {
+               dev_err(ucsi->dev, "con%d: failed to get usb role switch\n",
+                       con->num);
+               return PTR_ERR(con->usb_role_sw);
+       }
+
        /* Delay other interactions with the con until registration is complete */
        mutex_lock(&con->lock);
 
        if (con->cap.op_mode & UCSI_CONCAP_OPMODE_DEBUG_ACCESSORY)
                *accessory = TYPEC_ACCESSORY_DEBUG;
 
-       cap->fwnode = ucsi_find_fwnode(con);
        cap->driver_data = con;
        cap->ops = &ucsi_ops;
 
                ucsi_port_psy_changed(con);
        }
 
-       con->usb_role_sw = fwnode_usb_role_switch_get(cap->fwnode);
-       if (IS_ERR(con->usb_role_sw)) {
-               dev_err(ucsi->dev, "con%d: failed to get usb role switch\n",
-                       con->num);
-               con->usb_role_sw = NULL;
-       }
-
        /* Only notify USB controller if partner supports USB data */
        if (!(UCSI_CONSTAT_PARTNER_FLAGS(con->status.flags) & UCSI_CONSTAT_PARTNER_FLAG_USB))
                u_role = USB_ROLE_NONE;
 
 static void ucsi_init_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-       struct ucsi *ucsi = container_of(work, struct ucsi, work);
+       struct ucsi *ucsi = container_of(work, struct ucsi, work.work);
        int ret;
 
        ret = ucsi_init(ucsi);
        if (ret)
                dev_err(ucsi->dev, "PPM init failed (%d)\n", ret);
+
+       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+               if (ucsi->work_count++ > UCSI_ROLE_SWITCH_WAIT_COUNT)
+                       return;
+
+               queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &ucsi->work,
+                                  UCSI_ROLE_SWITCH_INTERVAL);
+       }
 }
 
 /**
        if (!ucsi)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-       INIT_WORK(&ucsi->work, ucsi_init_work);
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ucsi->work, ucsi_init_work);
        mutex_init(&ucsi->ppm_lock);
        ucsi->dev = dev;
        ucsi->ops = ops;
        if (!ucsi->version)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       queue_work(system_long_wq, &ucsi->work);
+       queue_delayed_work(system_long_wq, &ucsi->work, 0);
 
        return 0;
 }
        u64 cmd = UCSI_SET_NOTIFICATION_ENABLE;
 
        /* Make sure that we are not in the middle of driver initialization */
-       cancel_work_sync(&ucsi->work);
+       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ucsi->work);
 
        /* Disable notifications */
        ucsi->ops->async_write(ucsi, UCSI_CONTROL, &cmd, sizeof(cmd));