diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 02baa30653fa..7dc0c85fdb60 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1314,31 +1314,38 @@ int mmc_regulator_set_ocr(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mmc_regulator_set_ocr);
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_REGULATOR */
+
 int mmc_regulator_get_supply(struct mmc_host *mmc)
 {
 	struct device *dev = mmc_dev(mmc);
-	struct regulator *supply;
 	int ret;
 
-	supply = devm_regulator_get(dev, "vmmc");
-	mmc->supply.vmmc = supply;
+	mmc->supply.vmmc = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vmmc");
 	mmc->supply.vqmmc = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vqmmc");
 
-	if (IS_ERR(supply))
-		return PTR_ERR(supply);
+	if (IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vmmc)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(mmc->supply.vmmc) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		dev_info(dev, "No vmmc regulator found\n");
+	} else {
+		ret = mmc_regulator_get_ocrmask(mmc->supply.vmmc);
+		if (ret > 0)
+			mmc->ocr_avail = ret;
+		else
+			dev_warn(dev, "Failed getting OCR mask: %d\n", ret);
+	}
 
-	ret = mmc_regulator_get_ocrmask(supply);
-	if (ret > 0)
-		mmc->ocr_avail = ret;
-	else
-		dev_warn(mmc_dev(mmc), "Failed getting OCR mask: %d\n", ret);
+	if (IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		dev_info(dev, "No vqmmc regulator found\n");
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mmc_regulator_get_supply);
 
-#endif /* CONFIG_REGULATOR */
-
 /*
  * Mask off any voltages we don't support and select
  * the lowest voltage
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 183087374215..cd595275e118 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ int mmc_regulator_get_ocrmask(struct regulator *supply);
 int mmc_regulator_set_ocr(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 			struct regulator *supply,
 			unsigned short vdd_bit);
-int mmc_regulator_get_supply(struct mmc_host *mmc);
 #else
 static inline int mmc_regulator_get_ocrmask(struct regulator *supply)
 {
@@ -415,13 +414,10 @@ static inline int mmc_regulator_set_ocr(struct mmc_host *mmc,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-static inline int mmc_regulator_get_supply(struct mmc_host *mmc)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
 #endif
 
+int mmc_regulator_get_supply(struct mmc_host *mmc);
+
 int mmc_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *notify_block, unsigned long, void *);
 
 static inline int mmc_card_is_removable(struct mmc_host *host)