diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 9403245503de..178fcda12cec 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -2465,7 +2465,7 @@ static int _regulator_list_voltage(struct regulator *regulator,
 		ret = ops->list_voltage(rdev, selector);
 		if (lock)
 			mutex_unlock(&rdev->mutex);
-	} else if (rdev->supply) {
+	} else if (rdev->is_switch && rdev->supply) {
 		ret = _regulator_list_voltage(rdev->supply, selector, lock);
 	} else {
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2523,7 +2523,7 @@ int regulator_count_voltages(struct regulator *regulator)
 	if (rdev->desc->n_voltages)
 		return rdev->desc->n_voltages;
 
-	if (!rdev->supply)
+	if (!rdev->is_switch || !rdev->supply)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return regulator_count_voltages(rdev->supply);
@@ -4049,6 +4049,11 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 		mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 	}
 
+	if (!rdev->desc->ops->get_voltage &&
+	    !rdev->desc->ops->list_voltage &&
+	    !rdev->desc->fixed_uV)
+		rdev->is_switch = true;
+
 	ret = device_register(&rdev->dev);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		put_device(&rdev->dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
index 37b532410528..3c3786df044c 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ struct regulator_dev {
 	struct regulator_enable_gpio *ena_pin;
 	unsigned int ena_gpio_state:1;
 
+	unsigned int is_switch:1;
+
 	/* time when this regulator was disabled last time */
 	unsigned long last_off_jiffy;
 };