diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index ae69e493913d..4fcd36055b02 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1584,7 +1584,7 @@ static int set_machine_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	}
 
 	if (rdev->desc->off_on_delay)
-		rdev->last_off = ktime_get();
+		rdev->last_off = ktime_get_boottime();
 
 	/* If the constraints say the regulator should be on at this point
 	 * and we have control then make sure it is enabled.
@@ -2673,7 +2673,7 @@ static int _regulator_do_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 		 * this regulator was disabled.
 		 */
 		ktime_t end = ktime_add_us(rdev->last_off, rdev->desc->off_on_delay);
-		s64 remaining = ktime_us_delta(end, ktime_get());
+		s64 remaining = ktime_us_delta(end, ktime_get_boottime());
 
 		if (remaining > 0)
 			_regulator_delay_helper(remaining);
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ static int _regulator_do_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	}
 
 	if (rdev->desc->off_on_delay)
-		rdev->last_off = ktime_get();
+		rdev->last_off = ktime_get_boottime();
 
 	trace_regulator_disable_complete(rdev_get_name(rdev));
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max597x-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/max597x-regulator.c
index f0fb0f56e420..648e3641885a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max597x-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max597x-regulator.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int max597x_get_status(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 
 	ret = regmap_read(rdev->regmap, MAX5970_REG_STATUS3, &val);
 	if (ret)
-		return REGULATOR_FAILED_RETRY;
+		return ret;
 
 	if (val & MAX5970_STATUS3_ALERT)
 		return REGULATOR_STATUS_ERROR;