diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index 95920583..55d9118 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -1888,13 +1888,10 @@
 int regmap_register_patch(struct regmap *map, const struct reg_default *regs,
 			  int num_regs)
 {
+	struct reg_default *p;
 	int i, ret;
 	bool bypass;
 
-	/* If needed the implementation can be extended to support this */
-	if (map->patch)
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	map->lock(map->lock_arg);
 
 	bypass = map->cache_bypass;
@@ -1911,11 +1908,13 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	map->patch = kcalloc(num_regs, sizeof(struct reg_default), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (map->patch != NULL) {
-		memcpy(map->patch, regs,
-		       num_regs * sizeof(struct reg_default));
-		map->patch_regs = num_regs;
+	p = krealloc(map->patch,
+		     sizeof(struct reg_default) * (map->patch_regs + num_regs),
+		     GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (p) {
+		memcpy(p + map->patch_regs, regs, num_regs * sizeof(*regs));
+		map->patch = p;
+		map->patch_regs += num_regs;
 	} else {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 	}