diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/vreg.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/vreg.c
index 8b0f7b2fd8f7..63db0b3ece53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/vreg.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/vreg.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <mach/vreg.h>
 
 #include "proc_comm.h"
@@ -27,43 +28,44 @@ struct vreg {
 	const char *name;
 	unsigned id;
 	int status;
+	unsigned refcnt;
 };
 
-#define VREG(_name, _id, _status) \
-	{ .name = _name, .id = _id, .status = _status }
+#define VREG(_name, _id, _status, _refcnt) \
+	{ .name = _name, .id = _id, .status = _status, .refcnt = _refcnt }
 
 static struct vreg vregs[] = {
-	VREG("msma",	0, 0),
-	VREG("msmp",	1, 0),
-	VREG("msme1",	2, 0),
-	VREG("msmc1",	3, 0),
-	VREG("msmc2",	4, 0),
-	VREG("gp3",	5, 0),
-	VREG("msme2",	6, 0),
-	VREG("gp4",	7, 0),
-	VREG("gp1",	8, 0),
-	VREG("tcxo",	9, 0),
-	VREG("pa",	10, 0),
-	VREG("rftx",	11, 0),
-	VREG("rfrx1",	12, 0),
-	VREG("rfrx2",	13, 0),
-	VREG("synt",	14, 0),
-	VREG("wlan",	15, 0),
-	VREG("usb",	16, 0),
-	VREG("boost",	17, 0),
-	VREG("mmc",	18, 0),
-	VREG("ruim",	19, 0),
-	VREG("msmc0",	20, 0),
-	VREG("gp2",	21, 0),
-	VREG("gp5",	22, 0),
-	VREG("gp6",	23, 0),
-	VREG("rf",	24, 0),
-	VREG("rf_vco",	26, 0),
-	VREG("mpll",	27, 0),
-	VREG("s2",	28, 0),
-	VREG("s3",	29, 0),
-	VREG("rfubm",	30, 0),
-	VREG("ncp",	31, 0),
+	VREG("msma",	0, 0, 0),
+	VREG("msmp",	1, 0, 0),
+	VREG("msme1",	2, 0, 0),
+	VREG("msmc1",	3, 0, 0),
+	VREG("msmc2",	4, 0, 0),
+	VREG("gp3",	5, 0, 0),
+	VREG("msme2",	6, 0, 0),
+	VREG("gp4",	7, 0, 0),
+	VREG("gp1",	8, 0, 0),
+	VREG("tcxo",	9, 0, 0),
+	VREG("pa",	10, 0, 0),
+	VREG("rftx",	11, 0, 0),
+	VREG("rfrx1",	12, 0, 0),
+	VREG("rfrx2",	13, 0, 0),
+	VREG("synt",	14, 0, 0),
+	VREG("wlan",	15, 0, 0),
+	VREG("usb",	16, 0, 0),
+	VREG("boost",	17, 0, 0),
+	VREG("mmc",	18, 0, 0),
+	VREG("ruim",	19, 0, 0),
+	VREG("msmc0",	20, 0, 0),
+	VREG("gp2",	21, 0, 0),
+	VREG("gp5",	22, 0, 0),
+	VREG("gp6",	23, 0, 0),
+	VREG("rf",	24, 0, 0),
+	VREG("rf_vco",	26, 0, 0),
+	VREG("mpll",	27, 0, 0),
+	VREG("s2",	28, 0, 0),
+	VREG("s3",	29, 0, 0),
+	VREG("rfubm",	30, 0, 0),
+	VREG("ncp",	31, 0, 0),
 };
 
 struct vreg *vreg_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
@@ -85,7 +87,12 @@ int vreg_enable(struct vreg *vreg)
 	unsigned id = vreg->id;
 	unsigned enable = 1;
 
-	vreg->status = msm_proc_comm(PCOM_VREG_SWITCH, &id, &enable);
+	if (vreg->refcnt == 0)
+		vreg->status = msm_proc_comm(PCOM_VREG_SWITCH, &id, &enable);
+
+	if ((vreg->refcnt < UINT_MAX) && (!vreg->status))
+		vreg->refcnt++;
+
 	return vreg->status;
 }
 
@@ -94,7 +101,15 @@ int vreg_disable(struct vreg *vreg)
 	unsigned id = vreg->id;
 	unsigned enable = 0;
 
-	vreg->status = msm_proc_comm(PCOM_VREG_SWITCH, &id, &enable);
+	if (!vreg->refcnt)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (vreg->refcnt == 1)
+		vreg->status = msm_proc_comm(PCOM_VREG_SWITCH, &id, &enable);
+
+	if (!vreg->status)
+		vreg->refcnt--;
+
 	return vreg->status;
 }
 
@@ -137,21 +152,49 @@ static int vreg_debug_get(void *data, u64 *val)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int vreg_debug_count_set(void *data, u64 val)
+{
+	struct vreg *vreg = data;
+	if (val > UINT_MAX)
+		val = UINT_MAX;
+	vreg->refcnt = val;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int vreg_debug_count_get(void *data, u64 *val)
+{
+	struct vreg *vreg = data;
+
+	*val = vreg->refcnt;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(vreg_fops, vreg_debug_get, vreg_debug_set, "%llu\n");
+DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(vreg_count_fops, vreg_debug_count_get,
+			vreg_debug_count_set, "%llu\n");
 
 static int __init vreg_debug_init(void)
 {
 	struct dentry *dent;
 	int n;
+	char name[32];
+	const char *refcnt_name = "_refcnt";
 
 	dent = debugfs_create_dir("vreg", 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(dent))
 		return 0;
 
-	for (n = 0; n < ARRAY_SIZE(vregs); n++)
+	for (n = 0; n < ARRAY_SIZE(vregs); n++) {
 		(void) debugfs_create_file(vregs[n].name, 0644,
 					   dent, vregs + n, &vreg_fops);
 
+		strlcpy(name, vregs[n].name, sizeof(name));
+		strlcat(name, refcnt_name, sizeof(name));
+		(void) debugfs_create_file(name, 0644,
+					   dent, vregs + n, &vreg_count_fops);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }