diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
index d2dc9216..eb07e3f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
@@ -151,7 +151,16 @@
 	cpu_clk = clk_get(cpu_dev, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(cpu_clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(cpu_clk);
-		pr_err("failed to get cpu0 clock: %d\n", ret);
+
+		/*
+		 * If cpu's clk node is present, but clock is not yet
+		 * registered, we should try defering probe.
+		 */
+		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			dev_dbg(cpu_dev, "cpu0 clock not ready, retry\n");
+		else
+			dev_err(cpu_dev, "failed to get cpu0 clock: %d\n", ret);
+
 		goto out_put_reg;
 	}