diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 50977a69f09a..ed376d9f525d 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,9 @@ int regulator_disable_deferred(struct regulator *regulator, int ms)
 	if (regulator->always_on)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!ms)
+		return regulator_disable(regulator);
+
 	mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);
 	rdev->deferred_disables++;
 	mutex_unlock(&rdev->mutex);