diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 5dd17a3415776..f2214e7c75b33 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,13 @@ static int set_machine_constraints(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 		if (rdev->supply_name && !rdev->supply)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
-		if (rdev->supply) {
+		/* If supplying regulator has already been enabled,
+		 * it's not intended to have use_count increment
+		 * when rdev is only boot-on.
+		 */
+		if (rdev->supply &&
+		    (rdev->constraints->always_on ||
+		     !regulator_is_enabled(rdev->supply))) {
 			ret = regulator_enable(rdev->supply);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				_regulator_put(rdev->supply);