diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c
index 4ab5bf64d353e..df8ff839cc621 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bgmac-platform.c
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ static int bgmac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	bgmac->dma_dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	ret = of_get_mac_address(np, bgmac->net_dev->dev_addr);
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (ret)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 			 "MAC address not present in device tree\n");