diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-seaboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-seaboard.dts
index 365760b33a26e..40e6fb280333e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-seaboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-seaboard.dts
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@
 			regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;
 			enable-active-high;
 			gpio = <&gpio 24 0>; /* PD0 */
+			regulator-always-on;
+			regulator-boot-on;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-trimslice.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-trimslice.dts
index ed4b901b02274..37c93d3c4812e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-trimslice.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-trimslice.dts
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@
 			regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;
 			enable-active-high;
 			gpio = <&gpio 170 0>; /* PV2 */
+			regulator-always-on;
+			regulator-boot-on;
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-whistler.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-whistler.dts
index ab67c94db280c..a3d0ebad78a11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-whistler.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/tegra20-whistler.dts
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@
 			regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;
 			enable-active-high;
 			gpio = <&tca6416 0 0>; /* GPIO_PMU0 */
+			regulator-always-on;
+			regulator-boot-on;
 		};
 
 		vbus3_reg: regulator@3 {
@@ -598,6 +600,8 @@
 			regulator-max-microvolt = <5000000>;
 			enable-active-high;
 			gpio = <&tca6416 1 0>; /* GPIO_PMU1 */
+			regulator-always-on;
+			regulator-boot-on;
 		};
 	};