diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 2c3a03cfd381d..2961ac08d1ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1198,6 +1198,10 @@ static int machine_constraints_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		/* no need to loop voltages if range is continuous */
+		if (rdev->desc->continuous_voltage_range)
+			return 0;
+
 		/* initial: [cmin..cmax] valid, [min_uV..max_uV] not */
 		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 			int	value;