diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
index b42419b52e444063841bcd6f0571ea0cde1eca84..311c61f2feaa84defe1adddfd410b394c9365003 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/machine.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ initialisation code by creating a struct regulator_consumer_supply for
 each regulator.
 
 struct regulator_consumer_supply {
-	struct device *dev;	/* consumer */
+	const char *dev_name;	/* consumer dev_name() */
 	const char *supply;	/* consumer supply - e.g. "vcc" */
 };
 
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ e.g. for the machine above
 
 static struct regulator_consumer_supply regulator1_consumers[] = {
 {
-	.dev	= &platform_consumerB_device.dev,
-	.supply	= "Vcc",
+	.dev_name	= "dev_name(consumer B)",
+	.supply		= "Vcc",
 },};
 
 static struct regulator_consumer_supply regulator2_consumers[] = {
 {
-	.dev	= &platform_consumerA_device.dev,
+	.dev	= "dev_name(consumer A"),
 	.supply	= "Vcc",
 },};