diff --git a/drivers/regulator/axp20x-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/axp20x-regulator.c
index 48af859fd053..0dfa4ea6bbdf 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/axp20x-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/axp20x-regulator.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static const int axp209_dcdc2_ldo3_slew_rates[] = {
 static int axp20x_set_ramp_delay(struct regulator_dev *rdev, int ramp)
 {
 	struct axp20x_dev *axp20x = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
-	const struct regulator_desc *desc = rdev->desc;
+	const struct regulator_desc *desc;
 	u8 reg, mask, enable, cfg = 0xff;
 	const int *slew_rates;
 	int rate_count = 0;
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ static int axp20x_set_ramp_delay(struct regulator_dev *rdev, int ramp)
 	if (!rdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	desc = rdev->desc;
+
 	switch (axp20x->variant) {
 	case AXP209_ID:
 		if (desc->id == AXP20X_DCDC2) {
@@ -436,11 +438,13 @@ static int axp20x_set_ramp_delay(struct regulator_dev *rdev, int ramp)
 static int axp20x_regulator_enable_regmap(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct axp20x_dev *axp20x = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
-	const struct regulator_desc *desc = rdev->desc;
+	const struct regulator_desc *desc;
 
 	if (!rdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	desc = rdev->desc;
+
 	switch (axp20x->variant) {
 	case AXP209_ID:
 		if ((desc->id == AXP20X_LDO3) &&