gti->channel = devm_iio_channel_get(&pdev->dev, "sensor-channel");
        if (IS_ERR(gti->channel)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(gti->channel);
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "IIO channel not found: %d\n", ret);
+               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(&pdev->dev, "IIO channel not found: %d\n", ret);
                return ret;
        }
 
                                                           &gadc_thermal_ops);
        if (IS_ERR(gti->tz_dev)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(gti->tz_dev);
-               dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Thermal zone sensor register failed: %d\n",
-                       ret);
+               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+                               "Thermal zone sensor register failed: %d\n",
+                               ret);
                return ret;
        }