diff --git a/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
index cb29421d745aaa3c204f8b9662e73402bec1d50b..1bba8fdcb7b7a423e531780f3bcfec13e896eab2 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/pca9450-regulator.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ struct pca9450_regulator_desc {
 struct pca9450 {
 	struct device *dev;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
+	struct gpio_desc *sd_vsel_gpio;
 	enum pca9450_chip_type type;
 	unsigned int rcnt;
 	int irq;
@@ -795,6 +797,18 @@ static int pca9450_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The driver uses the LDO5CTRL_H register to control the LDO5 regulator.
+	 * This is only valid if the SD_VSEL input of the PMIC is high. Let's
+	 * check if the pin is available as GPIO and set it to high.
+	 */
+	pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio = gpiod_get_optional(pca9450->dev, "sd-vsel", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(pca9450->sd_vsel_gpio)) {
+		dev_err(&i2c->dev, "Failed to get SD_VSEL GPIO\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	dev_info(&i2c->dev, "%s probed.\n",
 		type == PCA9450_TYPE_PCA9450A ? "pca9450a" : "pca9450bc");