i = 0;
        for_each_child_of_node(node, pp) {
+               int gpio;
                enum of_gpio_flags flags;
 
                if (!of_find_property(pp, "gpios", NULL)) {
                        continue;
                }
 
+               gpio = of_get_gpio_flags(pp, 0, &flags);
+               if (gpio < 0) {
+                       error = gpio;
+                       if (error != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                               dev_err(dev,
+                                       "Failed to get gpio flags, error: %d\n",
+                                       error);
+                       goto err_free_pdata;
+               }
+
                button = &pdata->buttons[i++];
 
-               button->gpio = of_get_gpio_flags(pp, 0, &flags);
+               button->gpio = gpio;
                button->active_low = flags & OF_GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
 
                if (of_property_read_u32(pp, "linux,code", &button->code)) {