diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 0011bdc15afb..a17aebe0aa7a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -4994,7 +4994,6 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev;
 	bool dangling_cfg_gpiod = false;
 	bool dangling_of_gpiod = false;
-	bool reg_device_fail = false;
 	struct device *dev;
 	int ret, i;
 
@@ -5123,10 +5122,12 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	}
 
 	/* register with sysfs */
+	device_initialize(&rdev->dev);
 	rdev->dev.class = &regulator_class;
 	rdev->dev.parent = dev;
 	dev_set_name(&rdev->dev, "regulator.%lu",
 		    (unsigned long) atomic_inc_return(&regulator_no));
+	dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev);
 
 	/* set regulator constraints */
 	if (init_data)
@@ -5177,12 +5178,9 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	    !rdev->desc->fixed_uV)
 		rdev->is_switch = true;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev);
-	ret = device_register(&rdev->dev);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		reg_device_fail = true;
+	ret = device_add(&rdev->dev);
+	if (ret != 0)
 		goto unset_supplies;
-	}
 
 	rdev_init_debugfs(rdev);
 
@@ -5204,17 +5202,15 @@ unset_supplies:
 	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 wash:
 	kfree(rdev->coupling_desc.coupled_rdevs);
-	kfree(rdev->constraints);
 	mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 	regulator_ena_gpio_free(rdev);
 	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
+	put_device(&rdev->dev);
+	rdev = NULL;
 clean:
 	if (dangling_of_gpiod)
 		gpiod_put(config->ena_gpiod);
-	if (reg_device_fail)
-		put_device(&rdev->dev);
-	else
-		kfree(rdev);
+	kfree(rdev);
 	kfree(config);
 rinse:
 	if (dangling_cfg_gpiod)