diff --git a/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c
index 7920411057af..7d26d3b0eed6 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c
@@ -52,10 +52,31 @@ struct pwm_voltages {
 /**
  * Voltage table call-backs
  */
+static void pwm_regulator_init_state(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
+{
+	struct pwm_regulator_data *drvdata = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+	struct pwm_state pwm_state;
+	unsigned int dutycycle;
+	int i;
+
+	pwm_get_state(drvdata->pwm, &pwm_state);
+	dutycycle = pwm_get_relative_duty_cycle(&pwm_state, 100);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < rdev->desc->n_voltages; i++) {
+		if (dutycycle == drvdata->duty_cycle_table[i].dutycycle) {
+			drvdata->state = i;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 static int pwm_regulator_get_voltage_sel(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	struct pwm_regulator_data *drvdata = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
 
+	if (drvdata->state < 0)
+		pwm_regulator_init_state(rdev);
+
 	return drvdata->state;
 }
 
@@ -221,6 +242,7 @@ static int pwm_regulator_init_table(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	drvdata->state			= -EINVAL;
 	drvdata->duty_cycle_table	= duty_cycle_table;
 	memcpy(&drvdata->ops, &pwm_regulator_voltage_table_ops,
 	       sizeof(drvdata->ops));