diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 9da85bc21db49f7ed8bcf388d3afce83fd4974d4..711fa1722bcea6aae685c2c1d2dc0c1bb8ba168e 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -2348,6 +2348,7 @@ struct regulator_dev *regulator_register(struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	if (init_data->supply_regulator && init_data->supply_regulator_dev) {
 		dev_err(dev,
 			"Supply regulator specified by both name and dev\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto scrub;
 	}
 
@@ -2366,6 +2367,7 @@ struct regulator_dev *regulator_register(struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 		if (!found) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to find supply %s\n",
 				init_data->supply_regulator);
+			ret = -ENODEV;
 			goto scrub;
 		}