{
        int ret = 0;
        struct ab8500_ext_regulator_info *info = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
+       u8 regval;
 
        if (info == NULL) {
                dev_err(rdev_get_dev(rdev), "regulator info null pointer\n");
 
        switch (mode) {
        case REGULATOR_MODE_NORMAL:
-               info->update_val = info->update_val_hp;
+               regval = info->update_val_hp;
                break;
        case REGULATOR_MODE_IDLE:
-               info->update_val = info->update_val_lp;
+               regval = info->update_val_lp;
                break;
 
        default:
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       if (ab8500_ext_regulator_is_enabled(rdev)) {
-               u8 regval;
-
-               ret = enable(info, ®val);
-               if (ret < 0)
+       /* If regulator is enabled and info->cfg->hwreq is set, the regulator
+          must be on in high power, so we don't need to write the register with
+          the same value.
+        */
+       if (ab8500_ext_regulator_is_enabled(rdev) &&
+           !(info->cfg && info->cfg->hwreq)) {
+               ret = abx500_mask_and_set_register_interruptible(info->dev,
+                                       info->update_bank, info->update_reg,
+                                       info->update_mask, regval);
+               if (ret < 0) {
                        dev_err(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
                                "Could not set regulator mode.\n");
+                       return ret;
+               }
 
                dev_dbg(rdev_get_dev(rdev),
                        "%s-set_mode (bank, reg, mask, value): "
                        info->update_mask, regval);
        }
 
-       return ret;
+       info->update_val = regval;
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int ab8500_ext_regulator_get_mode(struct regulator_dev *rdev)