diff --git a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
index 1b65e5e4e40f..59e71fd0db43 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ restart:
 			name[i] = '\0';
 			tmp = regulator_get(dev, name);
 			if (IS_ERR(tmp)) {
-				ret = -EINVAL;
+				ret = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 				goto error;
 			}
 			(*consumers)[n].consumer = tmp;