diff --git a/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c b/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c
index 7d2ae3e9e942..342f5da79975 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/stw481x-vmmc.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ static struct regulator_desc vmmc_regulator = {
 	.volt_table = stw481x_vmmc_voltages,
 	.enable_time = 200, /* FIXME: look this up */
 	.enable_reg = STW_CONF1,
-	.enable_mask = STW_CONF1_PDN_VMMC,
+	.enable_mask = STW_CONF1_PDN_VMMC | STW_CONF1_MMC_LS_STATUS,
+	.enable_val = STW_CONF1_PDN_VMMC,
 	.vsel_reg = STW_CONF1,
 	.vsel_mask = STW_CONF1_VMMC_MASK,
 };