diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 09b06c065c54..f51de9014d1c 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 74f544c1fc0339acf6f66ff438b8543b1f9faf10
+refs/heads/master: 9f4dab49e5351aead75d20f2d39acd0d6cf5f1c6
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/Makefile b/trunk/drivers/Makefile
index e121b66ef082..6326f4dbbdab 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/trunk/drivers/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ARM_AMBA)		+= amba/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_XEN)		+= xen/
 
+# regulators early, since some subsystems rely on them to initialize
+obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR)		+= regulator/
+
 # char/ comes before serial/ etc so that the VT console is the boot-time
 # default.
 obj-y				+= char/
@@ -101,5 +104,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_PS3)		+= ps3/
 obj-$(CONFIG_OF)		+= of/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SSB)		+= ssb/
 obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO)		+= virtio/
-obj-$(CONFIG_REGULATOR)		+= regulator/
 obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)		+= staging/