diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps65219-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps65219-regulator.c
index b1719ee990ab..8971b507a79a 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps65219-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps65219-regulator.c
@@ -289,13 +289,13 @@ static irqreturn_t tps65219_regulator_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 
 static int tps65219_get_rdev_by_name(const char *regulator_name,
 				     struct regulator_dev *rdevtbl[7],
-				     struct regulator_dev *dev)
+				     struct regulator_dev **dev)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(regulators); i++) {
 		if (strcmp(regulator_name, regulators[i].name) == 0) {
-			dev = rdevtbl[i];
+			*dev = rdevtbl[i];
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int tps65219_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		irq_data[i].dev = tps->dev;
 		irq_data[i].type = irq_type;
 
-		tps65219_get_rdev_by_name(irq_type->regulator_name, rdevtbl, rdev);
+		tps65219_get_rdev_by_name(irq_type->regulator_name, rdevtbl, &rdev);
 		if (IS_ERR(rdev)) {
 			dev_err(tps->dev, "Failed to get rdev for %s\n",
 				irq_type->regulator_name);