diff --git a/drivers/regulator/helpers.c b/drivers/regulator/helpers.c
index 4986cc5..ca3dc3f 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/helpers.c
@@ -860,3 +860,24 @@ int regulator_get_current_limit_regmap(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_get_current_limit_regmap);
+
+/**
+ * regulator_bulk_set_supply_names - initialize the 'supply' fields in an array
+ *                                   of regulator_bulk_data structs
+ *
+ * @consumers: array of regulator_bulk_data entries to initialize
+ * @supply_names: array of supply name strings
+ * @num_supplies: number of supply names to initialize
+ *
+ * Note: the 'consumers' array must be the size of 'num_supplies'.
+ */
+void regulator_bulk_set_supply_names(struct regulator_bulk_data *consumers,
+				     const char *const *supply_names,
+				     unsigned int num_supplies)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_supplies; i++)
+		consumers[i].supply = supply_names[i];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_bulk_set_supply_names);