diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index d85f31385b24fe9b68ae45dfe0ece4be0ecc2ceb..9888f26aa131ed15f269225bd927c48dbfb3cfc9 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1351,7 +1351,8 @@ static struct regulator *_regulator_get(struct device *dev, const char *id,
 
 		rdev = dummy_regulator_rdev;
 		goto found;
-	} else {
+	/* Don't log an error when called from regulator_get_optional() */
+	} else if (!have_full_constraints() || exclusive) {
 		dev_err(dev, "dummy supplies not allowed\n");
 	}