diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index edfa2230d475..a51e1e5fdff3 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -3477,7 +3477,14 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 
 		r = regulator_dev_lookup(dev, supply, &ret);
 
-		if (!r) {
+		if (ret == -ENODEV) {
+			/*
+			 * No supply was specified for this regulator and
+			 * there will never be one.
+			 */
+			ret = 0;
+			goto add_dev;
+		} else if (!r) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to find supply %s\n", supply);
 			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 			goto scrub;
@@ -3495,6 +3502,7 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 		}
 	}
 
+add_dev:
 	/* add consumers devices */
 	if (init_data) {
 		for (i = 0; i < init_data->num_consumer_supplies; i++) {