diff --git a/drivers/base/power/opp/core.c b/drivers/base/power/opp/core.c
index 4c7c6da7a98918..2824d3a5e9f027 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/opp/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/opp/core.c
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_opp_put_prop_name);
  * that this function is *NOT* called under RCU protection or in contexts where
  * mutex cannot be locked.
  */
-int dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name)
+struct opp_table *dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 {
 	struct opp_table *opp_table;
 	struct regulator *reg;
@@ -1354,20 +1354,20 @@ int dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 	opp_table->regulator = reg;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&opp_table_lock);
-	return 0;
+	return opp_table;
 
 err:
 	_remove_opp_table(opp_table);
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&opp_table_lock);
 
-	return ret;
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_opp_set_regulator);
 
 /**
  * dev_pm_opp_put_regulator() - Releases resources blocked for regulator
- * @dev: Device for which regulator was set.
+ * @opp_table: OPP table returned from dev_pm_opp_set_regulator().
  *
  * Locking: The internal opp_table and opp structures are RCU protected.
  * Hence this function internally uses RCU updater strategy with mutex locks
@@ -1375,22 +1375,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_pm_opp_set_regulator);
  * that this function is *NOT* called under RCU protection or in contexts where
  * mutex cannot be locked.
  */
-void dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(struct device *dev)
+void dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(struct opp_table *opp_table)
 {
-	struct opp_table *opp_table;
-
 	mutex_lock(&opp_table_lock);
 
-	/* Check for existing table for 'dev' first */
-	opp_table = _find_opp_table(dev);
-	if (IS_ERR(opp_table)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to find opp_table: %ld\n",
-			PTR_ERR(opp_table));
-		goto unlock;
-	}
-
 	if (IS_ERR(opp_table->regulator)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "%s: Doesn't have regulator set\n", __func__);
+		pr_err("%s: Doesn't have regulator set\n", __func__);
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index 5c07ae05d69ac8..4d3ec92cbabfe7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "cpufreq-dt.h"
 
 struct private_data {
+	struct opp_table *opp_table;
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 	const char *reg_name;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ static int resources_available(void)
 static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
+	struct opp_table *opp_table = NULL;
 	struct private_data *priv;
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 	struct clk *cpu_clk;
@@ -186,8 +188,9 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	 */
 	name = find_supply_name(cpu_dev);
 	if (name) {
-		ret = dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(cpu_dev, name);
-		if (ret) {
+		opp_table = dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(cpu_dev, name);
+		if (IS_ERR(opp_table)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(opp_table);
 			dev_err(cpu_dev, "Failed to set regulator for cpu%d: %d\n",
 				policy->cpu, ret);
 			goto out_put_clk;
@@ -237,6 +240,7 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	priv->reg_name = name;
+	priv->opp_table = opp_table;
 
 	ret = dev_pm_opp_init_cpufreq_table(cpu_dev, &freq_table);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -285,7 +289,7 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 out_free_opp:
 	dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->cpus);
 	if (name)
-		dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(cpu_dev);
+		dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(opp_table);
 out_put_clk:
 	clk_put(cpu_clk);
 
@@ -300,7 +304,7 @@ static int cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(priv->cpu_dev, &policy->freq_table);
 	dev_pm_opp_of_cpumask_remove_table(policy->related_cpus);
 	if (priv->reg_name)
-		dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(priv->cpu_dev);
+		dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(priv->opp_table);
 
 	clk_put(policy->clk);
 	kfree(priv);
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_opp.h b/include/linux/pm_opp.h
index bca26157f5b695..f6bc7650191281 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_opp.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_opp.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 struct dev_pm_opp;
 struct device;
+struct opp_table;
 
 enum dev_pm_opp_event {
 	OPP_EVENT_ADD, OPP_EVENT_REMOVE, OPP_EVENT_ENABLE, OPP_EVENT_DISABLE,
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ int dev_pm_opp_set_supported_hw(struct device *dev, const u32 *versions,
 void dev_pm_opp_put_supported_hw(struct device *dev);
 int dev_pm_opp_set_prop_name(struct device *dev, const char *name);
 void dev_pm_opp_put_prop_name(struct device *dev);
-int dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name);
-void dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(struct device *dev);
+struct opp_table *dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name);
+void dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(struct opp_table *opp_table);
 int dev_pm_opp_set_rate(struct device *dev, unsigned long target_freq);
 int dev_pm_opp_set_sharing_cpus(struct device *cpu_dev, const struct cpumask *cpumask);
 int dev_pm_opp_get_sharing_cpus(struct device *cpu_dev, struct cpumask *cpumask);
@@ -170,12 +171,12 @@ static inline int dev_pm_opp_set_prop_name(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 
 static inline void dev_pm_opp_put_prop_name(struct device *dev) {}
 
-static inline int dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name)
+static inline struct opp_table *dev_pm_opp_set_regulator(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 {
-	return -ENOTSUPP;
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUPP);
 }
 
-static inline void dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(struct device *dev) {}
+static inline void dev_pm_opp_put_regulator(struct opp_table *opp_table) {}
 
 static inline int dev_pm_opp_set_rate(struct device *dev, unsigned long target_freq)
 {