diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
index 2ae54804b87a..5bcb7536e973 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-zynqmp.c
@@ -334,10 +334,9 @@ static int xlnx_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Getting the rtc info */
 	xrtcdev->rtc_clk = devm_clk_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "rtc");
-	if (IS_ERR(xrtcdev->rtc_clk)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(xrtcdev->rtc_clk) != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Device clock not found.\n");
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(xrtcdev->rtc_clk))
+		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(xrtcdev->rtc_clk),
+				     "Failed to get rtc clock\n");
 	xrtcdev->freq = clk_get_rate(xrtcdev->rtc_clk);
 	if (!xrtcdev->freq) {
 		ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "calibration",