diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
index 53b25cd7ead0..6c6ec9658c30 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
@@ -645,6 +645,40 @@ struct regulator_dev {
 	spinlock_t err_lock;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Convert error flags to corresponding notifications.
+ *
+ * Can be used by drivers which use the notification helpers to
+ * find out correct notification flags based on the error flags. Drivers
+ * can avoid storing both supported notification and error flags which
+ * may save few bytes.
+ */
+static inline int regulator_err2notif(int err)
+{
+	switch (err) {
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_UNDER_VOLTAGE:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_UNDER_VOLTAGE;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_OVER_CURRENT:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_CURRENT;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_REGULATION_OUT:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_REGULATION_OUT;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_FAIL:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_FAIL;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_OVER_TEMP:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_TEMP;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_UNDER_VOLTAGE_WARN:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_UNDER_VOLTAGE_WARN;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_OVER_CURRENT_WARN:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_CURRENT_WARN;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_OVER_VOLTAGE_WARN:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_VOLTAGE_WARN;
+	case REGULATOR_ERROR_OVER_TEMP_WARN:
+		return REGULATOR_EVENT_OVER_TEMP_WARN;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 struct regulator_dev *
 regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 		   const struct regulator_config *config);