diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8997.c b/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
index 2d618fc9c1af..10108f2941e3 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8997.c
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ static int max8997_pmic_dt_parse_pdata(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	regulators_np = of_find_node_by_name(pmic_np, "regulators");
+	regulators_np = of_get_child_by_name(pmic_np, "regulators");
 	if (!regulators_np) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "could not find regulators sub-node\n");
 		return -EINVAL;