diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index ff8e99ca0306..9f704a6c4802 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -5280,15 +5280,20 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 	else if (regulator_desc->supply_name)
 		rdev->supply_name = regulator_desc->supply_name;
 
-	/*
-	 * Attempt to resolve the regulator supply, if specified,
-	 * but don't return an error if we fail because we will try
-	 * to resolve it again later as more regulators are added.
-	 */
-	if (regulator_resolve_supply(rdev))
-		rdev_dbg(rdev, "unable to resolve supply\n");
-
 	ret = set_machine_constraints(rdev, constraints);
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		/* Regulator might be in bypass mode and so needs its supply
+		 * to set the constraints */
+		/* FIXME: this currently triggers a chicken-and-egg problem
+		 * when creating -SUPPLY symlink in sysfs to a regulator
+		 * that is just being created */
+		ret = regulator_resolve_supply(rdev);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = set_machine_constraints(rdev, constraints);
+		else
+			rdev_dbg(rdev, "unable to resolve supply early: %pe\n",
+				 ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto wash;