diff --git a/drivers/mfd/syscon.c b/drivers/mfd/syscon.c
index b65e585fc8c6..660723276481 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/syscon.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/syscon.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static const struct regmap_config syscon_regmap_config = {
 	.reg_stride = 4,
 };
 
-static struct syscon *of_syscon_register(struct device_node *np)
+static struct syscon *of_syscon_register(struct device_node *np, bool check_clk)
 {
 	struct clk *clk;
 	struct syscon *syscon;
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ static struct syscon *of_syscon_register(struct device_node *np)
 	struct regmap_config syscon_config = syscon_regmap_config;
 	struct resource res;
 
-	if (!of_device_is_compatible(np, "syscon"))
-		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
-
 	syscon = kzalloc(sizeof(*syscon), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!syscon)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -117,16 +114,18 @@ static struct syscon *of_syscon_register(struct device_node *np)
 		goto err_regmap;
 	}
 
-	clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(clk);
-		/* clock is optional */
-		if (ret != -ENOENT)
-			goto err_clk;
-	} else {
-		ret = regmap_mmio_attach_clk(regmap, clk);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err_attach;
+	if (check_clk) {
+		clk = of_clk_get(np, 0);
+		if (IS_ERR(clk)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(clk);
+			/* clock is optional */
+			if (ret != -ENOENT)
+				goto err_clk;
+		} else {
+			ret = regmap_mmio_attach_clk(regmap, clk);
+			if (ret)
+				goto err_attach;
+		}
 	}
 
 	syscon->regmap = regmap;
@@ -150,7 +149,8 @@ static struct syscon *of_syscon_register(struct device_node *np)
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
-struct regmap *syscon_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np)
+static struct regmap *device_node_get_regmap(struct device_node *np,
+					     bool check_clk)
 {
 	struct syscon *entry, *syscon = NULL;
 
@@ -165,13 +165,27 @@ struct regmap *syscon_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np)
 	spin_unlock(&syscon_list_slock);
 
 	if (!syscon)
-		syscon = of_syscon_register(np);
+		syscon = of_syscon_register(np, check_clk);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(syscon))
 		return ERR_CAST(syscon);
 
 	return syscon->regmap;
 }
+
+struct regmap *device_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	return device_node_get_regmap(np, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_node_to_regmap);
+
+struct regmap *syscon_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	if (!of_device_is_compatible(np, "syscon"))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	return device_node_get_regmap(np, true);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(syscon_node_to_regmap);
 
 struct regmap *syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible(const char *s)
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/syscon.h b/include/linux/mfd/syscon.h
index 8cfda0554381..112dc66262cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/syscon.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/syscon.h
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@
 struct device_node;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MFD_SYSCON
+extern struct regmap *device_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np);
 extern struct regmap *syscon_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np);
 extern struct regmap *syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible(const char *s);
 extern struct regmap *syscon_regmap_lookup_by_phandle(
 					struct device_node *np,
 					const char *property);
 #else
+static inline struct regmap *device_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP);
+}
+
 static inline struct regmap *syscon_node_to_regmap(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP);