diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 6f7d411b048b4e677a5885fdeb4311b345eb17c0..6cb9d399affdd587d97323b6c0ca1889abfb3ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ static struct regulator *_regulator_get(struct device *dev, const char *id,
 	if (regulator == NULL) {
 		regulator = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 		module_put(rdev->owner);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	rdev->open_count++;