1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
index 04406a918c04..234960dc9607 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ of_get_gpio_regulator_config(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np)
         struct property *prop;
         const char *regtype;
         int proplen, gpio, i;
+        int ret;
 
         config = devm_kzalloc(dev,
                         sizeof(struct gpio_regulator_config),
@@ -202,7 +203,11 @@ of_get_gpio_regulator_config(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np)
         }
         config->nr_states = i;
 
-        of_property_read_string(np, "regulator-type", &regtype);
+        ret = of_property_read_string(np, "regulator-type", &regtype);
+        if (ret < 0) {
+                dev_err(dev, "Missing 'regulator-type' property\n");
+                return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+        }
 
         if (!strncmp("voltage", regtype, 7))
                 config->type = REGULATOR_VOLTAGE;