diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
index 134c62db36c5..af9bf10b4c33 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
@@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ static void s2mps14_pmic_dt_parse_ext_control_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		if (IS_ERR(gpio[reg])) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get control GPIO for %d/%s\n",
 				reg, rdata[reg].name);
+			gpio[reg] = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (gpio[reg])