diff --git a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
index 3687a1c38c1c..64c09a37ac7f 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/of_regulator.c
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ int of_regulator_match(struct device *dev, struct device_node *node,
 				continue;
 
 			match->init_data =
-				of_get_regulator_init_data(dev, child, NULL);
+				of_get_regulator_init_data(dev, child,
+							   match->desc);
 			if (!match->init_data) {
 				dev_err(dev,
 					"failed to parse DT for regulator %s\n",
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/of_regulator.h b/include/linux/regulator/of_regulator.h
index 8d1d136c0fb9..763953f7e3b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/of_regulator.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/of_regulator.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ struct of_regulator_match {
 	void *driver_data;
 	struct regulator_init_data *init_data;
 	struct device_node *of_node;
+	const struct regulator_desc *desc;
 };
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF)