diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
index 10bc06f5dd45..42bc4c9044f6 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int mtk_cpu_dvfs_info_init(struct mtk_cpu_dvfs_info *info, int cpu)
 		goto out_free_resources;
 	}
 
-	proc_reg = regulator_get_exclusive(cpu_dev, "proc");
+	proc_reg = regulator_get_optional(cpu_dev, "proc");
 	if (IS_ERR(proc_reg)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(proc_reg) == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 			pr_warn("proc regulator for cpu%d not ready, retry.\n",