diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c b/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
index 654f65abcb5a..b581f01f3395 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
@@ -956,10 +956,17 @@ static int s5m8767_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		config.regmap = iodev->regmap_pmic;
 		config.of_node = pdata->regulators[i].reg_node;
 		config.ena_gpiod = NULL;
-		if (pdata->regulators[i].ext_control_gpiod)
+		if (pdata->regulators[i].ext_control_gpiod) {
+			/* Assigns config.ena_gpiod */
 			s5m8767_regulator_config_ext_control(s5m8767,
 					&pdata->regulators[i], &config);
 
+			/*
+			 * Hand the GPIO descriptor management over to the
+			 * regulator core, remove it from devres management.
+			 */
+			devm_gpiod_unhinge(s5m8767->dev, config.ena_gpiod);
+		}
 		rdev = devm_regulator_register(&pdev->dev, &regulators[id],
 						  &config);
 		if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {