diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index dd4708c58480..4549b93b0ff9 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,10 @@ static int regulator_ena_gpio_request(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	struct gpio_desc *gpiod;
 	int ret;
 
-	gpiod = gpio_to_desc(config->ena_gpio);
+	if (config->ena_gpiod)
+		gpiod = config->ena_gpiod;
+	else
+		gpiod = gpio_to_desc(config->ena_gpio);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pin, &regulator_ena_gpio_list, list) {
 		if (pin->gpiod == gpiod) {
@@ -1947,15 +1950,18 @@ static int regulator_ena_gpio_request(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = gpio_request_one(config->ena_gpio,
-				GPIOF_DIR_OUT | config->ena_gpio_flags,
-				rdev_get_name(rdev));
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (!config->ena_gpiod) {
+		ret = gpio_request_one(config->ena_gpio,
+				       GPIOF_DIR_OUT | config->ena_gpio_flags,
+				       rdev_get_name(rdev));
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	pin = kzalloc(sizeof(struct regulator_enable_gpio), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (pin == NULL) {
-		gpio_free(config->ena_gpio);
+		if (!config->ena_gpiod)
+			gpio_free(config->ena_gpio);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
@@ -4154,8 +4160,9 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 			goto clean;
 	}
 
-	if ((config->ena_gpio || config->ena_gpio_initialized) &&
-	    gpio_is_valid(config->ena_gpio)) {
+	if (config->ena_gpiod ||
+	    ((config->ena_gpio || config->ena_gpio_initialized) &&
+	     gpio_is_valid(config->ena_gpio))) {
 		mutex_lock(&regulator_list_mutex);
 		ret = regulator_ena_gpio_request(rdev, config);
 		mutex_unlock(&regulator_list_mutex);
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
index 4c00486b7a78..4fc96cb8e5d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 
+struct gpio_desc;
 struct regmap;
 struct regulator_dev;
 struct regulator_config;
@@ -387,6 +388,7 @@ struct regulator_desc {
  *                        initialized, meaning that >= 0 is a valid gpio
  *                        identifier and < 0 is a non existent gpio.
  * @ena_gpio: GPIO controlling regulator enable.
+ * @ena_gpiod: GPIO descriptor controlling regulator enable.
  * @ena_gpio_invert: Sense for GPIO enable control.
  * @ena_gpio_flags: Flags to use when calling gpio_request_one()
  */
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ struct regulator_config {
 
 	bool ena_gpio_initialized;
 	int ena_gpio;
+	struct gpio_desc *ena_gpiod;
 	unsigned int ena_gpio_invert:1;
 	unsigned int ena_gpio_flags;
 };