diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
index cdd8d4066121..906d764e98a8 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static int s2mps11_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	for (i = 0; i < s2mps11->rdev_num; i++)
 		rdata[i].name = regulators[i].name;
 
-	reg_np = of_find_node_by_name(iodev->dev->of_node, "regulators");
+	reg_np = of_get_child_by_name(iodev->dev->of_node, "regulators");
 	if (!reg_np) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find regulators sub-node\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;