diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max77686.c b/drivers/regulator/max77686.c
index ae001ccf26f4..0e725f6ed455 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max77686.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max77686.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ static int max77686_pmic_dt_parse_pdata(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	pmic_np = iodev->dev->of_node;
-	regulators_np = of_find_node_by_name(pmic_np, "voltage-regulators");
+	regulators_np = of_get_child_by_name(pmic_np, "voltage-regulators");
 	if (!regulators_np) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find regulators sub-node\n");
 		return -EINVAL;