diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
index e72918970a5892c377aeca8edf3aa877710f665b..66d4ab703f45a20b7949e1bd3e448c9dc182e68f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851.c
@@ -1441,32 +1441,30 @@ static int ks8851_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ks->vdd_io = devm_regulator_get_optional(&spi->dev, "vdd-io");
+	ks->vdd_io = devm_regulator_get(&spi->dev, "vdd-io");
 	if (IS_ERR(ks->vdd_io)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ks->vdd_io);
-		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			goto err_reg_io;
-	} else {
-		ret = regulator_enable(ks->vdd_io);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&spi->dev, "regulator vdd_io enable fail: %d\n",
-				ret);
-			goto err_reg_io;
-		}
+		goto err_reg_io;
+	}
+
+	ret = regulator_enable(ks->vdd_io);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "regulator vdd_io enable fail: %d\n",
+			ret);
+		goto err_reg_io;
 	}
 
-	ks->vdd_reg = devm_regulator_get_optional(&spi->dev, "vdd");
+	ks->vdd_reg = devm_regulator_get(&spi->dev, "vdd");
 	if (IS_ERR(ks->vdd_reg)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(ks->vdd_reg);
-		if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			goto err_reg;
-	} else {
-		ret = regulator_enable(ks->vdd_reg);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&spi->dev, "regulator vdd enable fail: %d\n",
-				ret);
-			goto err_reg;
-		}
+		goto err_reg;
+	}
+
+	ret = regulator_enable(ks->vdd_reg);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&spi->dev, "regulator vdd enable fail: %d\n",
+			ret);
+		goto err_reg;
 	}
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(gpio)) {
@@ -1572,11 +1570,9 @@ static int ks8851_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (gpio_is_valid(gpio))
 		gpio_set_value(gpio, 0);
 err_id:
-	if (!IS_ERR(ks->vdd_reg))
-		regulator_disable(ks->vdd_reg);
+	regulator_disable(ks->vdd_reg);
 err_reg:
-	if (!IS_ERR(ks->vdd_io))
-		regulator_disable(ks->vdd_io);
+	regulator_disable(ks->vdd_io);
 err_reg_io:
 err_gpio:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
@@ -1594,10 +1590,8 @@ static int ks8851_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 	free_irq(spi->irq, priv);
 	if (gpio_is_valid(priv->gpio))
 		gpio_set_value(priv->gpio, 0);
-	if (!IS_ERR(priv->vdd_reg))
-		regulator_disable(priv->vdd_reg);
-	if (!IS_ERR(priv->vdd_io))
-		regulator_disable(priv->vdd_io);
+	regulator_disable(priv->vdd_reg);
+	regulator_disable(priv->vdd_io);
 	free_netdev(priv->netdev);
 
 	return 0;