diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
index a1aa9385980a..8d097dcddda4 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int mtk_cpufreq_hw_driver_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, -EPROBE_DEFER,
 					     "Failed to get cpu%d device\n", cpu);
 
-		cpu_reg = devm_regulator_get_optional(cpu_dev, "cpu");
+		cpu_reg = devm_regulator_get(cpu_dev, "cpu");
 		if (IS_ERR(cpu_reg))
 			return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, PTR_ERR(cpu_reg),
 					     "CPU%d regulator get failed\n", cpu);