diff --git a/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c
index 8921051a00e9..2946db448aec 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static struct platform_driver wm8994_ldo_driver = {
 	.probe = wm8994_ldo_probe,
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "wm8994-ldo",
-		.probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
+		.probe_type = PROBE_FORCE_SYNCHRONOUS,
 	},
 };