diff --git a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c
index 3dc5c04e7cbf..953df04b40d4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/phy/phy-generic.c
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ int usb_phy_gen_create_phy(struct device *dev, struct usb_phy_generic *nop)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
+	nop->vbus_draw = devm_regulator_get_exclusive(dev, "vbus");
+	if (PTR_ERR(nop->vbus_draw) == -ENODEV)
+		nop->vbus_draw = NULL;
+	if (IS_ERR(nop->vbus_draw))
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(nop->vbus_draw),
+				     "could not get vbus regulator\n");
+
 	nop->vbus_draw = devm_regulator_get_exclusive(dev, "vbus");
 	if (PTR_ERR(nop->vbus_draw) == -ENODEV)
 		nop->vbus_draw = NULL;