diff --git a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
index 96bf75458da5..9dd44dd4cdf6 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ struct regulator_init_data *regulator_of_get_init_data(struct device *dev,
 		search = of_get_child_by_name(dev->of_node,
 					      desc->regulators_node);
 	else
-		search = dev->of_node;
+		search = of_node_get(dev->of_node);
 
 	if (!search) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "Failed to find regulator container node '%s'\n",