diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index ee5f1676f14e..542407363dd2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -2231,7 +2231,7 @@ int dw_mci_probe(struct dw_mci *host)
 		}
 	}
 
-	host->vmmc = devm_regulator_get(host->dev, "vmmc");
+	host->vmmc = devm_regulator_get_optional(host->dev, "vmmc");
 	if (IS_ERR(host->vmmc)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(host->vmmc);
 		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)