diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/ice.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/ice.c
index 91991864b4a3..85deb9ea4a68 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/ice.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/ice.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ static struct qcom_ice *of_qcom_ice_get(struct device *dev)
 	pdev = of_find_device_by_node(node);
 	if (!pdev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Cannot find device node %s\n", node->name);
-		return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 	}
 
 	ice = xa_load(&ice_handles, pdev->dev.of_node->phandle);