diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
index d3042e0c9712..25489beeb312 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/sunxi/pinctrl-sunxi.c
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static int sunxi_pmx_request(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev, unsigned offset)
 	return 0;
 
 out:
-	regulator_put(s_reg->regulator);
+	regulator_put(reg);
 
 	return ret;
 }