diff --git a/drivers/regulator/helpers.c b/drivers/regulator/helpers.c
index d49268336553..6e1ace660b8c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/helpers.c
@@ -161,6 +161,32 @@ int regulator_get_voltage_sel_pickable_regmap(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_get_voltage_sel_pickable_regmap);
 
+static int write_separate_vsel_and_range(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
+					 unsigned int sel, unsigned int range)
+{
+	bool range_updated;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = regmap_update_bits_base(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->vsel_range_reg,
+				      rdev->desc->vsel_range_mask,
+				      range, &range_updated, false, false);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * Some PMICs treat the vsel_reg same as apply-bit. Force it to be
+	 * written if the range changed, even if the old selector was same as
+	 * the new one
+	 */
+	if (rdev->desc->range_applied_by_vsel && range_updated)
+		return regmap_write_bits(rdev->regmap,
+					rdev->desc->vsel_reg,
+					rdev->desc->vsel_mask, sel);
+
+	return regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->vsel_reg,
+				  rdev->desc->vsel_mask, sel);
+}
+
 /**
  * regulator_set_voltage_sel_pickable_regmap - pickable range set_voltage_sel
  *
@@ -199,21 +225,12 @@ int regulator_set_voltage_sel_pickable_regmap(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	range = rdev->desc->linear_range_selectors_bitfield[i];
 	range <<= ffs(rdev->desc->vsel_range_mask) - 1;
 
-	if (rdev->desc->vsel_reg == rdev->desc->vsel_range_reg) {
-		ret = regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap,
-					 rdev->desc->vsel_reg,
+	if (rdev->desc->vsel_reg == rdev->desc->vsel_range_reg)
+		ret = regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->vsel_reg,
 					 rdev->desc->vsel_range_mask |
 					 rdev->desc->vsel_mask, sel | range);
-	} else {
-		ret = regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap,
-					 rdev->desc->vsel_range_reg,
-					 rdev->desc->vsel_range_mask, range);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		ret = regmap_update_bits(rdev->regmap, rdev->desc->vsel_reg,
-				  rdev->desc->vsel_mask, sel);
-	}
+	else
+		ret = write_separate_vsel_and_range(rdev, sel, range);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
index 22a07c0900a4..f230a472ccd3 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ enum regulator_type {
  * @vsel_range_reg: Register for range selector when using pickable ranges
  *		    and ``regulator_map_*_voltage_*_pickable`` functions.
  * @vsel_range_mask: Mask for register bitfield used for range selector
+ * @range_applied_by_vsel: A flag to indicate that changes to vsel_range_reg
+ *			   are only effective after vsel_reg is written
  * @vsel_reg: Register for selector when using ``regulator_map_*_voltage_*``
  * @vsel_mask: Mask for register bitfield used for selector
  * @vsel_step: Specify the resolution of selector stepping when setting
@@ -389,6 +391,7 @@ struct regulator_desc {
 
 	unsigned int vsel_range_reg;
 	unsigned int vsel_range_mask;
+	bool range_applied_by_vsel;
 	unsigned int vsel_reg;
 	unsigned int vsel_mask;
 	unsigned int vsel_step;