diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index c6caedc2e847..a63766a0bfcd 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -1997,8 +1997,14 @@ static int dw_mci_init_slot(struct dw_mci *host, unsigned int id)
 	if (IS_ERR(host->vmmc)) {
 		pr_info("%s: no vmmc regulator found\n", mmc_hostname(mmc));
 		host->vmmc = NULL;
-	} else
-		regulator_enable(host->vmmc);
+	} else {
+		ret = regulator_enable(host->vmmc);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(host->dev,
+				"failed to enable regulator: %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_setup_bus;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (dw_mci_get_cd(mmc))
 		set_bit(DW_MMC_CARD_PRESENT, &slot->flags);
@@ -2464,8 +2470,14 @@ int dw_mci_resume(struct dw_mci *host)
 {
 	int i, ret;
 
-	if (host->vmmc)
-		regulator_enable(host->vmmc);
+	if (host->vmmc) {
+		ret = regulator_enable(host->vmmc);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(host->dev,
+				"failed to enable regulator: %d\n", ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (!mci_wait_reset(host->dev, host)) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;