diff --git a/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp803.c b/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp803.c
index 53b11c11a..705081829 100644
--- a/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp803.c
+++ b/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp803.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 const uint8_t axp_chip_id = AXP803_CHIP_ID;
 const char *const axp_compatible = "x-powers,axp803";
 
+#if SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS == 1
 const struct axp_regulator axp_regulators[] = {
 	{"dcdc1", 1600, 3400, 100, NA, 0x20, 0x10, 0},
 	{"dcdc5",  800, 1840,  10, 32, 0x24, 0x10, 4},
@@ -20,3 +21,4 @@ const struct axp_regulator axp_regulators[] = {
 	{"fldo1",  700, 1450,  50, NA, 0x1c, 0x13, 2},
 	{}
 };
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp805.c b/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp805.c
index 8d029c0bd..3a03fec65 100644
--- a/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp805.c
+++ b/drivers/allwinner/axp/axp805.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 const uint8_t axp_chip_id = AXP805_CHIP_ID;
 const char *const axp_compatible = "x-powers,axp805";
 
+#if SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS == 1
 /*
  * The "dcdcd" split changes the step size by a factor of 5, not 2;
  * disallow values above the split to maintain accuracy.
@@ -31,3 +32,4 @@ const struct axp_regulator axp_regulators[] = {
 	{"cldo3",  700, 3300, 100, NA, 0x26, 0x11, 6},
 	{}
 };
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/allwinner/axp/common.c b/drivers/allwinner/axp/common.c
index 143fb0f2d..f1250b0c9 100644
--- a/drivers/allwinner/axp/common.c
+++ b/drivers/allwinner/axp/common.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ void axp_power_off(void)
 	axp_setbits(0x32, BIT(7));
 }
 
+#if SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS == 1
 /*
  * Retrieve the voltage from a given regulator DTB node.
  * Both the regulator-{min,max}-microvolt properties must be present and
@@ -208,3 +209,4 @@ void axp_setup_regulators(const void *fdt)
 			axp_setbits(0x11, BIT(7));
 	}
 }
+#endif	/* SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS */
diff --git a/include/drivers/allwinner/axp.h b/include/drivers/allwinner/axp.h
index 222820b12..8b90c7f0c 100644
--- a/include/drivers/allwinner/axp.h
+++ b/include/drivers/allwinner/axp.h
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ int axp_clrsetbits(uint8_t reg, uint8_t clr_mask, uint8_t set_mask);
 
 int axp_check_id(void);
 void axp_power_off(void);
+
+#if SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS == 1
 void axp_setup_regulators(const void *fdt);
+#else
+static inline void axp_setup_regulators(const void *fdt)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* AXP_H */
diff --git a/plat/allwinner/common/allwinner-common.mk b/plat/allwinner/common/allwinner-common.mk
index 61ae9b6fb..34fdaf617 100644
--- a/plat/allwinner/common/allwinner-common.mk
+++ b/plat/allwinner/common/allwinner-common.mk
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ BL31_SOURCES		+=	drivers/allwinner/sunxi_msgbox.c	\
 				${AW_PLAT}/common/sunxi_scpi_pm.c
 endif
 
+SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS	?=	1
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS))
+$(eval $(call add_define,SUNXI_SETUP_REGULATORS))
+
 # The bootloader is guaranteed to only run on CPU 0 by the boot ROM.
 COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU		:=	1