diff --git a/drivers/staging/typec/tcpci.c b/drivers/staging/typec/tcpci.c
index 3b35fce62cf2c..4d3b0aedd330a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/typec/tcpci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/typec/tcpci.c
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ static int tcpci_init(struct tcpc_dev *tcpc)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Enable Vbus detection */
+	ret = regmap_write(tcpci->regmap, TCPC_COMMAND,
+			   TCPC_CMD_ENABLE_VBUS_DETECT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	reg = TCPC_ALERT_TX_SUCCESS | TCPC_ALERT_TX_FAILED |
 		TCPC_ALERT_TX_DISCARDED | TCPC_ALERT_RX_STATUS |
 		TCPC_ALERT_RX_HARD_RST | TCPC_ALERT_CC_STATUS;