diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index f1d10c974cd43f3387467524822b93d0bd68742f..c62563322969732d5ccba7fa457ac11718c1dd27 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1359,6 +1359,7 @@ static int _regulator_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 		struct regulator_dev **supply_rdev_ptr)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	*supply_rdev_ptr = NULL;
 
 	if (WARN(rdev->use_count <= 0,
 			"unbalanced disables for %s\n",