diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index ef793ee69fae..96f4daa5de1e 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1575,44 +1575,53 @@ static struct regulator *create_regulator(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 					  const char *supply_name)
 {
 	struct regulator *regulator;
-	char buf[REG_STR_SIZE];
-	int err, size;
+	int err;
+
+	if (dev) {
+		char buf[REG_STR_SIZE];
+		int size;
+
+		size = snprintf(buf, REG_STR_SIZE, "%s-%s",
+				dev->kobj.name, supply_name);
+		if (size >= REG_STR_SIZE)
+			return NULL;
+
+		supply_name = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (supply_name == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+	} else {
+		supply_name = kstrdup_const(supply_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (supply_name == NULL)
+			return NULL;
+	}
 
 	regulator = kzalloc(sizeof(*regulator), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (regulator == NULL)
+	if (regulator == NULL) {
+		kfree(supply_name);
 		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	regulator->rdev = rdev;
+	regulator->supply_name = supply_name;
 
 	regulator_lock(rdev);
-	regulator->rdev = rdev;
 	list_add(&regulator->list, &rdev->consumer_list);
+	regulator_unlock(rdev);
 
 	if (dev) {
 		regulator->dev = dev;
 
 		/* Add a link to the device sysfs entry */
-		size = snprintf(buf, REG_STR_SIZE, "%s-%s",
-				dev->kobj.name, supply_name);
-		if (size >= REG_STR_SIZE)
-			goto overflow_err;
-
-		regulator->supply_name = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (regulator->supply_name == NULL)
-			goto overflow_err;
-
 		err = sysfs_create_link_nowarn(&rdev->dev.kobj, &dev->kobj,
-					buf);
+					       supply_name);
 		if (err) {
 			rdev_dbg(rdev, "could not add device link %s err %d\n",
 				  dev->kobj.name, err);
 			/* non-fatal */
 		}
-	} else {
-		regulator->supply_name = kstrdup_const(supply_name, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (regulator->supply_name == NULL)
-			goto overflow_err;
 	}
 
-	regulator->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(regulator->supply_name,
+	regulator->debugfs = debugfs_create_dir(supply_name,
 						rdev->debugfs);
 	if (!regulator->debugfs) {
 		rdev_dbg(rdev, "Failed to create debugfs directory\n");
@@ -1637,13 +1646,7 @@ static struct regulator *create_regulator(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	    _regulator_is_enabled(rdev))
 		regulator->always_on = true;
 
-	regulator_unlock(rdev);
 	return regulator;
-overflow_err:
-	list_del(&regulator->list);
-	kfree(regulator);
-	regulator_unlock(rdev);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int _regulator_get_enable_time(struct regulator_dev *rdev)