diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
index 1e644aa53a2d0e..8588dbad330119 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
@@ -393,8 +393,13 @@ static int wm8994_device_init(struct wm8994 *wm8994, int irq)
 		BUG();
 		goto err;
 	}
-		
-	ret = devm_regulator_bulk_get(wm8994->dev, wm8994->num_supplies,
+
+	/*
+	 * Can't use devres helper here as some of the supplies are provided by
+	 * wm8994->dev's children (regulators) and those regulators are
+	 * unregistered by the devres core before the supplies are freed.
+	 */
+	ret = regulator_bulk_get(wm8994->dev, wm8994->num_supplies,
 				 wm8994->supplies);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(wm8994->dev, "Failed to get supplies: %d\n", ret);
@@ -405,7 +410,7 @@ static int wm8994_device_init(struct wm8994 *wm8994, int irq)
 				    wm8994->supplies);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(wm8994->dev, "Failed to enable supplies: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err;
+		goto err_regulator_free;
 	}
 
 	ret = wm8994_reg_read(wm8994, WM8994_SOFTWARE_RESET);
@@ -596,6 +601,8 @@ static int wm8994_device_init(struct wm8994 *wm8994, int irq)
 err_enable:
 	regulator_bulk_disable(wm8994->num_supplies,
 			       wm8994->supplies);
+err_regulator_free:
+	regulator_bulk_free(wm8994->num_supplies, wm8994->supplies);
 err:
 	mfd_remove_devices(wm8994->dev);
 	return ret;
@@ -607,6 +614,7 @@ static void wm8994_device_exit(struct wm8994 *wm8994)
 	wm8994_irq_exit(wm8994);
 	regulator_bulk_disable(wm8994->num_supplies,
 			       wm8994->supplies);
+	regulator_bulk_free(wm8994->num_supplies, wm8994->supplies);
 	mfd_remove_devices(wm8994->dev);
 }