diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c b/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c
index b8cad415c62c..264c41f80d2b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/soc_button_array.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/gpio_keys.h>
 #include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/platform_data/x86/soc.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 
 static bool use_low_level_irq;
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ soc_button_device_create(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	struct gpio_keys_platform_data *gpio_keys_pdata;
 	const struct dmi_system_id *dmi_id;
 	int invalid_acpi_index = -1;
-	int error, gpio, irq;
+	int error, gpio, irq = 0;
 	int n_buttons = 0;
 
 	for (info = button_info; info->name; info++)
@@ -191,8 +192,9 @@ soc_button_device_create(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		error = soc_button_lookup_gpio(&pdev->dev, info->acpi_index, &gpio, &irq);
 		if (error || irq < 0) {
 			/*
-			 * Skip GPIO if not present. Note we deliberately
-			 * ignore -EPROBE_DEFER errors here. On some devices
+			 * Propagate -EPROBE_DEFER, skip button on other errors.
+			 *
+			 * -EPROBE_DEFER is ignored on Bay & Cherry Trail. Here
 			 * Intel is using so called virtual GPIOs which are not
 			 * GPIOs at all but some way for AML code to check some
 			 * random status bits without need a custom opregion.
@@ -201,6 +203,12 @@ soc_button_device_create(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			 * we do not have a driver for these so they will never
 			 * show up, therefore we ignore -EPROBE_DEFER.
 			 */
+			if ((error == -EPROBE_DEFER || irq == -EPROBE_DEFER) &&
+			    !(soc_intel_is_byt() || soc_intel_is_cht())) {
+				error = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+				goto err_free_mem;
+			}
+
 			continue;
 		}