diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index f71db02..732ac71 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@
 	return has_full_constraints || of_have_populated_dt();
 }
 
+static inline struct regulator_dev *rdev_get_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
+{
+	if (rdev && rdev->supply)
+		return rdev->supply->rdev;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * regulator_lock_supply - lock a regulator and its supplies
  * @rdev:         regulator source
@@ -140,8 +148,7 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
-	mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);
-	for (i = 1; rdev; rdev = rdev->supply->rdev, i++)
+	for (i = 0; rdev; rdev = rdev_get_supply(rdev), i++)
 		mutex_lock_nested(&rdev->mutex, i);
 }