diff --git a/drivers/regulator/hi6421v600-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/hi6421v600-regulator.c
index 48922704f0e1..a8501e8720d0 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/hi6421v600-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/hi6421v600-regulator.c
@@ -98,10 +98,9 @@ static const unsigned int ldo34_voltages[] = {
 
 static int hi6421_spmi_regulator_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
-	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_priv *priv;
+	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_priv *priv = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
 	int ret;
 
-	priv = dev_get_drvdata(rdev->dev.parent);
 	/* cannot enable more than one regulator at one time */
 	mutex_lock(&priv->enable_mutex);
 
@@ -119,9 +118,10 @@ static int hi6421_spmi_regulator_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 
 static unsigned int hi6421_spmi_regulator_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
-	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info *sreg = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info *sreg;
 	unsigned int reg_val;
 
+	sreg = container_of(rdev->desc, struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info, desc);
 	regmap_read(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->enable_reg, &reg_val);
 
 	if (reg_val & sreg->eco_mode_mask)
@@ -133,9 +133,10 @@ static unsigned int hi6421_spmi_regulator_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 static int hi6421_spmi_regulator_set_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 					  unsigned int mode)
 {
-	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info *sreg = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info *sreg;
 	unsigned int val;
 
+	sreg = container_of(rdev->desc, struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info, desc);
 	switch (mode) {
 	case REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL:
 		val = 0;
@@ -159,7 +160,9 @@ hi6421_spmi_regulator_get_optimum_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 				       int input_uV, int output_uV,
 				       int load_uA)
 {
-	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info *sreg = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info *sreg;
+
+	sreg = container_of(rdev->desc, struct hi6421_spmi_reg_info, desc);
 
 	if (!sreg->eco_uA || ((unsigned int)load_uA > sreg->eco_uA))
 		return REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL;
@@ -252,13 +255,12 @@ static int hi6421_spmi_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->enable_mutex);
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regulator_info); i++) {
 		info = &regulator_info[i];
 
 		config.dev = pdev->dev.parent;
-		config.driver_data = info;
+		config.driver_data = priv;
 		config.regmap = pmic->regmap;
 
 		rdev = devm_regulator_register(dev, &info->desc, &config);