diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index ac3a864d3635c531329b933f014b792f402d9246..088b41ac95063a9b19afe7dc5e443e8b134e27d0 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ static struct regulator *_regulator_get(struct device *dev, const char *id,
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	struct regulator *regulator = ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
 	const char *devname = NULL;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	if (id == NULL) {
 		pr_err("get() with no identifier\n");