diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index e013d417a936..be1d1d2f8aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -4244,8 +4244,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gpiod_get_index);
  *
  * Returns:
  * On successful request the GPIO pin is configured in accordance with
- * provided @dflags. If the node does not have the requested GPIO
- * property, NULL is returned.
+ * provided @dflags.
  *
  * In case of error an ERR_PTR() is returned.
  */
@@ -4267,9 +4266,6 @@ struct gpio_desc *gpiod_get_from_of_node(struct device_node *node,
 					index, &flags);
 
 	if (!desc || IS_ERR(desc)) {
-		/* If it is not there, just return NULL */
-		if (PTR_ERR(desc) == -ENOENT)
-			return NULL;
 		return desc;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c
index da37b4ccd834..0309823d2c72 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ static struct da9211_pdata *da9211_parse_regulators_dt(
 				  0,
 				  GPIOD_OUT_HIGH | GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE,
 				  "da9211-enable");
+		if (IS_ERR(pdata->gpiod_ren[n]))
+			pdata->gpiod_ren[n] = NULL;
 		n++;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
index 9c06ecd80a90..e5a74ae40687 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
@@ -843,7 +843,9 @@ static void s2mps14_pmic_dt_parse_ext_control_gpio(struct platform_device *pdev,
 				0,
 				GPIOD_OUT_HIGH | GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE,
 				"s2mps11-regulator");
-		if (IS_ERR(gpio[reg])) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(gpio[reg]) == -ENOENT)
+			gpio[reg] = NULL;
+		else if (IS_ERR(gpio[reg])) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to get control GPIO for %d/%s\n",
 				reg, rdata[reg].name);
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c b/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
index bb9d1a083299..6ca27e9d5ef7 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
@@ -574,7 +574,9 @@ static int s5m8767_pmic_dt_parse_pdata(struct platform_device *pdev,
 			0,
 			GPIOD_OUT_HIGH | GPIOD_FLAGS_BIT_NONEXCLUSIVE,
 			"s5m8767");
-		if (IS_ERR(rdata->ext_control_gpiod))
+		if (PTR_ERR(rdata->ext_control_gpiod) == -ENOENT)
+			rdata->ext_control_gpiod = NULL;
+		else if (IS_ERR(rdata->ext_control_gpiod))
 			return PTR_ERR(rdata->ext_control_gpiod);
 
 		rdata->id = i;
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c
index ca39b3d55123..10ea4b5a0f55 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c
@@ -371,11 +371,12 @@ static struct tps65090_platform_data *tps65090_parse_dt_reg_data(
 								    "dcdc-ext-control-gpios", 0,
 								    gflags,
 								    "tps65090");
-			if (IS_ERR(rpdata->gpiod))
-				return ERR_CAST(rpdata->gpiod);
-			if (!rpdata->gpiod)
+			if (PTR_ERR(rpdata->gpiod) == -ENOENT) {
 				dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 					"could not find DCDC external control GPIO\n");
+				rpdata->gpiod = NULL;
+			} else if (IS_ERR(rpdata->gpiod))
+				return ERR_CAST(rpdata->gpiod);
 		}
 
 		if (of_property_read_u32(tps65090_matches[idx].of_node,