diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 046fb1bd861..10c12e40f75 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static LIST_HEAD(regulator_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(regulator_map_list);
 static bool has_full_constraints;
 static bool board_wants_dummy_regulator;
+static int suppress_info_printing;
 
 static struct dentry *debugfs_root;
 
@@ -959,7 +960,8 @@ static int set_machine_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	print_constraints(rdev);
+	if (!suppress_info_printing)
+		print_constraints(rdev);
 	return 0;
 out:
 	kfree(rdev->constraints);
@@ -981,7 +983,8 @@ static int set_supply(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	rdev_info(rdev, "supplied by %s\n", rdev_get_name(supply_rdev));
+	if (!suppress_info_printing)
+		rdev_info(rdev, "supplied by %s\n", rdev_get_name(supply_rdev));
 
 	rdev->supply = create_regulator(supply_rdev, &rdev->dev, "SUPPLY");
 	if (rdev->supply == NULL) {
@@ -3117,6 +3120,22 @@ void regulator_use_dummy_regulator(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_use_dummy_regulator);
 
+/**
+ * regulator_suppress_info_printing - disable printing of info messages
+ *
+ * The regulator framework calls print_constraints() when a regulator is
+ * registered.  It also prints a disable message for each unused regulator in
+ * regulator_init_complete().
+ *
+ * Calling this function ensures that such messages do not end up in the
+ * log.
+ */
+void regulator_suppress_info_printing(void)
+{
+	suppress_info_printing = 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_suppress_info_printing);
+
 /**
  * rdev_get_drvdata - get rdev regulator driver data
  * @rdev: regulator
@@ -3273,7 +3292,8 @@ static int __init regulator_init_complete(void)
 		if (has_full_constraints) {
 			/* We log since this may kill the system if it
 			 * goes wrong. */
-			rdev_info(rdev, "disabling\n");
+			if (!suppress_info_printing)
+				rdev_info(rdev, "disabling\n");
 			ret = ops->disable(rdev);
 			if (ret != 0) {
 				rdev_err(rdev, "couldn't disable: %d\n", ret);
@@ -3284,7 +3304,9 @@ static int __init regulator_init_complete(void)
 			 * so warn even if we aren't going to do
 			 * anything here.
 			 */
-			rdev_warn(rdev, "incomplete constraints, leaving on\n");
+			if (!suppress_info_printing)
+				rdev_warn(rdev, "incomplete constraints, "
+						"leaving on\n");
 		}
 
 unlock:
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
index b02108446be..837423fdcdf 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/machine.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ int regulator_suspend_finish(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_REGULATOR
 void regulator_has_full_constraints(void);
 void regulator_use_dummy_regulator(void);
+void regulator_suppress_info_printing(void);
 #else
 static inline void regulator_has_full_constraints(void)
 {
@@ -196,6 +197,10 @@ static inline void regulator_has_full_constraints(void)
 static inline void regulator_use_dummy_regulator(void)
 {
 }
+
+static inline void regulator_suppress_info_printing(void)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif