diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
index b13cd074c52a..a74d8ca383a1 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
@@ -491,8 +491,11 @@ int power_supply_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 			    enum power_supply_property psp,
 			    union power_supply_propval *val)
 {
-	if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) <= 0)
+	if (atomic_read(&psy->use_cnt) <= 0) {
+		if (!psy->initialized)
+			return -EAGAIN;
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	return psy->desc->get_property(psy, psp, val);
 }
@@ -785,6 +788,7 @@ __power_supply_register(struct device *parent,
 	 *    after calling power_supply_register()).
 	 */
 	atomic_inc(&psy->use_cnt);
+	psy->initialized = true;
 
 	queue_delayed_work(system_power_efficient_wq,
 			   &psy->deferred_register_work,
diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c b/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c
index 280018d59d5a..f94054dd2f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply_sysfs.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static ssize_t power_supply_show_property(struct device *dev,
 			if (ret == -ENODATA)
 				dev_dbg(dev, "driver has no data for `%s' property\n",
 					attr->attr.name);
-			else if (ret != -ENODEV)
+			else if (ret != -ENODEV && ret != -EAGAIN)
 				dev_err(dev, "driver failed to report `%s' property: %zd\n",
 					attr->attr.name, ret);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/power_supply.h b/include/linux/power_supply.h
index d43778bd6a07..3241026e49f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/power_supply.h
+++ b/include/linux/power_supply.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ struct power_supply {
 	struct delayed_work deferred_register_work;
 	spinlock_t changed_lock;
 	bool changed;
+	bool initialized;
 	atomic_t use_cnt;
 #ifdef CONFIG_THERMAL
 	struct thermal_zone_device *tzd;