diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index aa98f114cacf..af88762b2fc8 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ static int regulator_resolve_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 		ret = regulator_enable(rdev->supply);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			_regulator_put(rdev->supply);
+			rdev->supply = NULL;
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3122,8 +3123,11 @@ static int _regulator_get_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 			return ret;
 		if (bypassed) {
 			/* if bypassed the regulator must have a supply */
-			if (!rdev->supply)
-				return -EINVAL;
+			if (!rdev->supply) {
+				rdev_err(rdev,
+					 "bypassed regulator has no supply!\n");
+				return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			}
 
 			return _regulator_get_voltage(rdev->supply->rdev);
 		}
@@ -3861,7 +3865,12 @@ static void rdev_init_debugfs(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 
 static int regulator_register_resolve_supply(struct device *dev, void *data)
 {
-	return regulator_resolve_supply(dev_to_rdev(dev));
+	struct regulator_dev *rdev = dev_to_rdev(dev);
+
+	if (regulator_resolve_supply(rdev))
+		rdev_dbg(rdev, "unable to resolve supply\n");
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -3935,8 +3944,6 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 		rdev->dev.of_node = of_node_get(config->of_node);
 	}
 
-	mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
-
 	mutex_init(&rdev->mutex);
 	rdev->reg_data = config->driver_data;
 	rdev->owner = regulator_desc->owner;
@@ -3961,7 +3968,9 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 
 	if ((config->ena_gpio || config->ena_gpio_initialized) &&
 	    gpio_is_valid(config->ena_gpio)) {
+		mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 		ret = regulator_ena_gpio_request(rdev, config);
+		mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			rdev_err(rdev, "Failed to request enable GPIO%d: %d\n",
 				 config->ena_gpio, ret);
@@ -3974,43 +3983,53 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	rdev->dev.parent = dev;
 	dev_set_name(&rdev->dev, "regulator.%lu",
 		    (unsigned long) atomic_inc_return(&regulator_no));
-	ret = device_register(&rdev->dev);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		put_device(&rdev->dev);
-		goto wash;
-	}
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev);
 
 	/* set regulator constraints */
 	if (init_data)
 		constraints = &init_data->constraints;
 
-	ret = set_machine_constraints(rdev, constraints);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto scrub;
-
 	if (init_data && init_data->supply_regulator)
 		rdev->supply_name = init_data->supply_regulator;
 	else if (regulator_desc->supply_name)
 		rdev->supply_name = regulator_desc->supply_name;
 
+	/*
+	 * Attempt to resolve the regulator supply, if specified,
+	 * but don't return an error if we fail because we will try
+	 * to resolve it again later as more regulators are added.
+	 */
+	if (regulator_resolve_supply(rdev))
+		rdev_dbg(rdev, "unable to resolve supply\n");
+
+	ret = set_machine_constraints(rdev, constraints);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto wash;
+
 	/* add consumers devices */
 	if (init_data) {
+		mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 		for (i = 0; i < init_data->num_consumer_supplies; i++) {
 			ret = set_consumer_device_supply(rdev,
 				init_data->consumer_supplies[i].dev_name,
 				init_data->consumer_supplies[i].supply);
 			if (ret < 0) {
+				mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 				dev_err(dev, "Failed to set supply %s\n",
 					init_data->consumer_supplies[i].supply);
 				goto unset_supplies;
 			}
 		}
+		mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 	}
 
+	ret = device_register(&rdev->dev);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		put_device(&rdev->dev);
+		goto unset_supplies;
+	}
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev);
 	rdev_init_debugfs(rdev);
-	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 
 	/* try to resolve regulators supply since a new one was registered */
 	class_for_each_device(&regulator_class, NULL, NULL,
@@ -4019,20 +4038,16 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	return rdev;
 
 unset_supplies:
+	mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 	unset_regulator_supplies(rdev);
-
-scrub:
-	regulator_ena_gpio_free(rdev);
-	device_unregister(&rdev->dev);
-	/* device core frees rdev */
-	goto out;
-
+	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 wash:
+	kfree(rdev->constraints);
+	mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 	regulator_ena_gpio_free(rdev);
+	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 clean:
 	kfree(rdev);
-out:
-	mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 	kfree(config);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }