diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max5970-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/max5970-regulator.c
index bc88a40a88d4c..830a1c4cd7057 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max5970-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max5970-regulator.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static int max597x_regmap_read_clear(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 		return ret;
 
 	if (*val)
-		return regmap_write(map, reg, *val);
+		return regmap_write(map, reg, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }