diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 16114aea099a2..d6219cb8bd29f 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1439,6 +1439,8 @@ static int set_machine_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 
 		if (rdev->constraints->always_on)
 			rdev->use_count++;
+	} else if (rdev->desc->off_on_delay) {
+		rdev->last_off_jiffy = jiffies;
 	}
 
 	print_constraints(rdev);