diff --git a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
index 26606641fe44..5a5a24e7d43c 100644
--- a/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
+++ b/drivers/power/power_supply_core.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static void psy_unregister_cooler(struct power_supply *psy)
 }
 #endif
 
-int power_supply_register(struct device *parent, struct power_supply *psy)
+int __power_supply_register(struct device *parent, struct power_supply *psy, bool ws)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
 	int rc;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ int power_supply_register(struct device *parent, struct power_supply *psy)
 	}
 
 	spin_lock_init(&psy->changed_lock);
-	rc = device_init_wakeup(dev, true);
+	rc = device_init_wakeup(dev, ws);
 	if (rc)
 		goto wakeup_init_failed;
 
@@ -606,8 +606,19 @@ dev_set_name_failed:
 success:
 	return rc;
 }
+
+int power_supply_register(struct device *parent, struct power_supply *psy)
+{
+	return __power_supply_register(parent, psy, true);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_register);
 
+int power_supply_register_no_ws(struct device *parent, struct power_supply *psy)
+{
+	return __power_supply_register(parent, psy, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(power_supply_register_no_ws);
+
 void power_supply_unregister(struct power_supply *psy)
 {
 	cancel_work_sync(&psy->changed_work);
diff --git a/include/linux/power_supply.h b/include/linux/power_supply.h
index c9dc4e09854c..f2b76aeaf4e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/power_supply.h
+++ b/include/linux/power_supply.h
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ static inline int power_supply_is_system_supplied(void) { return -ENOSYS; }
 
 extern int power_supply_register(struct device *parent,
 				 struct power_supply *psy);
+extern int power_supply_register_no_ws(struct device *parent,
+				 struct power_supply *psy);
 extern void power_supply_unregister(struct power_supply *psy);
 extern int power_supply_powers(struct power_supply *psy, struct device *dev);