diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stm32.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stm32.c
index c5908cfea234..8e6c9b3bcc29 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-stm32.c
@@ -788,11 +788,14 @@ static int stm32_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
 	if (rtc->data->has_wakeirq) {
 		rtc->wakeirq_alarm = platform_get_irq(pdev, 1);
-		if (rtc->wakeirq_alarm <= 0)
-			ret = rtc->wakeirq_alarm;
-		else
+		if (rtc->wakeirq_alarm > 0) {
 			ret = dev_pm_set_dedicated_wake_irq(&pdev->dev,
 							    rtc->wakeirq_alarm);
+		} else {
+			ret = rtc->wakeirq_alarm;
+			if (rtc->wakeirq_alarm == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				goto err;
+		}
 	}
 	if (ret)
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "alarm can't wake up the system: %d", ret);