diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 835a5531d045..40dbff4017f5 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1965,6 +1965,9 @@ static struct regulator_dev *regulator_dev_lookup(struct device *dev,
 			return r;
 		if (PTR_ERR(r) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 			return r;
+
+		if (PTR_ERR(r) == -ENODEV)
+			r = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* if not found, try doing it non-dt way */