diff --git a/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c b/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
index d1563907d3c8..3571b5425b36 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/ab8500.c
@@ -708,11 +708,92 @@ static struct ab8500_reg_init ab8500_reg_init[] = {
 	REG_INIT(AB8500_REGUCTRLDISCH2,		0x04, 0x44, 0x16),
 };
 
+static __devinit int
+ab8500_regulator_init_registers(struct platform_device *pdev, int id, int value)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (value & ~ab8500_reg_init[id].mask) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"Configuration error: value outside mask.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	err = abx500_mask_and_set_register_interruptible(
+		&pdev->dev,
+		ab8500_reg_init[id].bank,
+		ab8500_reg_init[id].addr,
+		ab8500_reg_init[id].mask,
+		value);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"Failed to initialize 0x%02x, 0x%02x.\n",
+			ab8500_reg_init[id].bank,
+			ab8500_reg_init[id].addr);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	dev_vdbg(&pdev->dev,
+		"init: 0x%02x, 0x%02x, 0x%02x, 0x%02x\n",
+		ab8500_reg_init[id].bank,
+		ab8500_reg_init[id].addr,
+		ab8500_reg_init[id].mask,
+		value);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static __devinit int ab8500_regulator_register(struct platform_device *pdev,
+					struct regulator_init_data *init_data,
+					int id,
+					struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct ab8500_regulator_info *info = NULL;
+	struct regulator_config config = { };
+	int err;
+
+	/* assign per-regulator data */
+	info = &ab8500_regulator_info[id];
+	info->dev = &pdev->dev;
+
+	config.dev = &pdev->dev;
+	config.init_data = init_data;
+	config.driver_data = info;
+	config.of_node = np;
+
+	/* fix for hardware before ab8500v2.0 */
+	if (abx500_get_chip_id(info->dev) < 0x20) {
+		if (info->desc.id == AB8500_LDO_AUX3) {
+			info->desc.n_voltages =
+				ARRAY_SIZE(ldo_vauxn_voltages);
+			info->voltages = ldo_vauxn_voltages;
+			info->voltages_len =
+				ARRAY_SIZE(ldo_vauxn_voltages);
+			info->voltage_mask = 0xf;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* register regulator with framework */
+	info->regulator = regulator_register(&info->desc, &config);
+	if (IS_ERR(info->regulator)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(info->regulator);
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register regulator %s\n",
+			info->desc.name);
+		/* when we fail, un-register all earlier regulators */
+		while (--id >= 0) {
+			info = &ab8500_regulator_info[id];
+			regulator_unregister(info->regulator);
+		}
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static __devinit int ab8500_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct ab8500 *ab8500 = dev_get_drvdata(pdev->dev.parent);
 	struct ab8500_platform_data *pdata;
-	struct regulator_config config = { };
 	int i, err;
 
 	if (!ab8500) {
@@ -733,8 +814,7 @@ static __devinit int ab8500_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* initialize registers */
 	for (i = 0; i < pdata->num_regulator_reg_init; i++) {
-		int id;
-		u8 value;
+		int id, value;
 
 		id = pdata->regulator_reg_init[i].id;
 		value = pdata->regulator_reg_init[i].value;
@@ -745,73 +825,17 @@ static __devinit int ab8500_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				"Configuration error: id outside range.\n");
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-		if (value & ~ab8500_reg_init[id].mask) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"Configuration error: value outside mask.\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 
-		/* initialize register */
-		err = abx500_mask_and_set_register_interruptible(&pdev->dev,
-			ab8500_reg_init[id].bank,
-			ab8500_reg_init[id].addr,
-			ab8500_reg_init[id].mask,
-			value);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-				"Failed to initialize 0x%02x, 0x%02x.\n",
-				ab8500_reg_init[id].bank,
-				ab8500_reg_init[id].addr);
+		err = ab8500_regulator_init_registers(pdev, id, value);
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		}
-		dev_vdbg(&pdev->dev,
-			"  init: 0x%02x, 0x%02x, 0x%02x, 0x%02x\n",
-			ab8500_reg_init[id].bank,
-			ab8500_reg_init[id].addr,
-			ab8500_reg_init[id].mask,
-			value);
 	}
 
 	/* register all regulators */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ab8500_regulator_info); i++) {
-		struct ab8500_regulator_info *info = NULL;
-
-		/* assign per-regulator data */
-		info = &ab8500_regulator_info[i];
-		info->dev = &pdev->dev;
-
-		config.dev = &pdev->dev;
-		config.init_data = &pdata->regulator[i];
-		config.driver_data = info;
-
-		/* fix for hardware before ab8500v2.0 */
-		if (abx500_get_chip_id(info->dev) < 0x20) {
-			if (info->desc.id == AB8500_LDO_AUX3) {
-				info->desc.n_voltages =
-					ARRAY_SIZE(ldo_vauxn_voltages);
-				info->voltages = ldo_vauxn_voltages;
-				info->voltages_len =
-					ARRAY_SIZE(ldo_vauxn_voltages);
-				info->voltage_mask = 0xf;
-			}
-		}
-
-		/* register regulator with framework */
-		info->regulator = regulator_register(&info->desc, &config);
-		if (IS_ERR(info->regulator)) {
-			err = PTR_ERR(info->regulator);
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register regulator %s\n",
-					info->desc.name);
-			/* when we fail, un-register all earlier regulators */
-			while (--i >= 0) {
-				info = &ab8500_regulator_info[i];
-				regulator_unregister(info->regulator);
-			}
+		err = ab8500_regulator_register(pdev, &pdata->regulator[i], i, NULL);
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
-		}
-
-		dev_vdbg(rdev_get_dev(info->regulator),
-			"%s-probed\n", info->desc.name);
 	}
 
 	return 0;