diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
index 8588dbad3301..925c1828ec28 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
@@ -698,3 +698,4 @@ module_i2c_driver(wm8994_i2c_driver);
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Core support for the WM8994 audio CODEC");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>");
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: wm8994_regulator");