diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 81d52942677c7ab057160234fe7cfd479a33ea95..2ea429c2771465070cbae9f921995cd8c221fef5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2939,12 +2939,17 @@ int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 			host->vqmmc = NULL;
 		}
 	} else {
-		regulator_enable(host->vqmmc);
+		ret = regulator_enable(host->vqmmc);
 		if (!regulator_is_supported_voltage(host->vqmmc, 1700000,
 			1950000))
 			caps[1] &= ~(SDHCI_SUPPORT_SDR104 |
 					SDHCI_SUPPORT_SDR50 |
 					SDHCI_SUPPORT_DDR50);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_warn("%s: Failed to enable vqmmc regulator: %d\n",
+				mmc_hostname(mmc), ret);
+			host->vqmmc = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (host->quirks2 & SDHCI_QUIRK2_NO_1_8_V)