diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
index 00609bf785fb6081c77f0c7405c42685952f3cc0..179f222d76c32fd865fe53f39a6834f998a4e8c5 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regcache.c
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ int regcache_init(struct regmap *map)
 	int i;
 	void *tmp_buf;
 
-	if (map->cache_type == REGCACHE_NONE)
+	if (map->cache_type == REGCACHE_NONE) {
+		map->cache_bypass = true;
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cache_types); i++)
 		if (cache_types[i]->type == map->cache_type)