diff --git a/drivers/regulator/dummy.c b/drivers/regulator/dummy.c
index c7410bde7b5d..f6ef6694ab98 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/dummy.c
@@ -36,6 +36,29 @@ static struct regulator_desc dummy_desc = {
 	.ops = &dummy_ops,
 };
 
+static int __devinit dummy_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	dummy_regulator_rdev = regulator_register(&dummy_desc, NULL,
+						  &dummy_initdata, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(dummy_regulator_rdev)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dummy_regulator_rdev);
+		pr_err("Failed to register regulator: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct platform_driver dummy_regulator_driver = {
+	.probe		= dummy_regulator_probe,
+	.driver		= {
+		.name		= "reg-dummy",
+		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+};
+
 static struct platform_device *dummy_pdev;
 
 void __init regulator_dummy_init(void)
@@ -55,12 +78,9 @@ void __init regulator_dummy_init(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dummy_regulator_rdev = regulator_register(&dummy_desc, NULL,
-						  &dummy_initdata, NULL);
-	if (IS_ERR(dummy_regulator_rdev)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(dummy_regulator_rdev);
-		pr_err("Failed to register regulator: %d\n", ret);
+	ret = platform_driver_register(&dummy_regulator_driver);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		pr_err("Failed to register dummy regulator driver: %d\n", ret);
 		platform_device_unregister(dummy_pdev);
-		return;
 	}
 }