diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c
index 0aa396b36e7e..aa653c46d9a4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dpi.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include "dss_features.h"
 
 static struct {
+	struct platform_device *pdev;
+
 	struct regulator *vdds_dsi_reg;
 	struct platform_device *dsidev;
 
@@ -555,8 +557,11 @@ static int dpi_init_regulator(void)
 	vdds_dsi = dss_get_vdds_dsi();
 
 	if (IS_ERR(vdds_dsi)) {
-		DSSERR("can't get VDDS_DSI regulator\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(vdds_dsi);
+		vdds_dsi = devm_regulator_get(&dpi.pdev->dev, "vdds_dsi");
+		if (IS_ERR(vdds_dsi)) {
+			DSSERR("can't get VDDS_DSI regulator\n");
+			return PTR_ERR(vdds_dsi);
+		}
 	}
 
 	dpi.vdds_dsi_reg = vdds_dsi;
@@ -707,6 +712,8 @@ static int omap_dpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
+	dpi.pdev = pdev;
+
 	mutex_init(&dpi.lock);
 
 	dpi_init_output(pdev);