diff --git a/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c b/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
index dc3f1a491675abe371a483f862b01b60d1489a47..cc7cbafc5b9482e31e0bb3f68ea4345e10e6d1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
@@ -344,13 +344,14 @@ static inline struct ab8500_regulator_info *find_regulator_info(int id)
 static __devinit int ab8500_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ab8500 *ab8500 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
-	struct ab8500_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(ab8500->dev);
+	struct ab8500_platform_data *pdata;
 	int i, err;
 
 	if (!ab8500) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "null mfd parent\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	pdata = dev_get_platdata(ab8500->dev);
 
 	/* register all regulators */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_regulator_info); i++) {