diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 74e9fb2e52e7c5bd7d45fcedbd3ed3c30ae247fe..00feec321e3c68b212d23702edbbe328b3820c3c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -953,6 +953,8 @@ static int machine_constraints_current(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int _regulator_do_enable(struct regulator_dev *rdev);
+
 /**
  * set_machine_constraints - sets regulator constraints
  * @rdev: regulator source
@@ -1013,10 +1015,9 @@ static int set_machine_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	/* If the constraints say the regulator should be on at this point
 	 * and we have control then make sure it is enabled.
 	 */
-	if ((rdev->constraints->always_on || rdev->constraints->boot_on) &&
-	    ops->enable) {
-		ret = ops->enable(rdev);
-		if (ret < 0) {
+	if (rdev->constraints->always_on || rdev->constraints->boot_on) {
+		ret = _regulator_do_enable(rdev);
+		if (ret < 0 && ret != -EINVAL) {
 			rdev_err(rdev, "failed to enable\n");
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -3626,9 +3627,8 @@ int regulator_suspend_finish(void)
 		struct regulator_ops *ops = rdev->desc->ops;
 
 		mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);
-		if ((rdev->use_count > 0  || rdev->constraints->always_on) &&
-				ops->enable) {
-			error = ops->enable(rdev);
+		if (rdev->use_count > 0  || rdev->constraints->always_on) {
+			error = _regulator_do_enable(rdev);
 			if (error)
 				ret = error;
 		} else {