diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
index 8a1e22acc202..9a7d70a9c8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ static int __devinit reg_fixed_voltage_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	drvdata->startup_delay = config->startup_delay;
 
 	if (gpio_is_valid(config->gpio)) {
+		int gpio_flag;
 		drvdata->enable_high = config->enable_high;
 
 		/* FIXME: Remove below print warning
@@ -219,27 +220,25 @@ static int __devinit reg_fixed_voltage_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
 				"using GPIO 0 for regulator enable control\n");
 
-		ret = gpio_request(config->gpio, config->supply_name);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			   "Could not obtain regulator enable GPIO %d: %d\n",
-							config->gpio, ret);
-			goto err_name;
-		}
-
-		/* set output direction without changing state
+		/*
+		 * set output direction without changing state
 		 * to prevent glitch
 		 */
 		drvdata->is_enabled = config->enabled_at_boot;
 		ret = drvdata->is_enabled ?
 				config->enable_high : !config->enable_high;
+		gpio_flag = ret ? GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH : GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW;
 
-		ret = gpio_direction_output(config->gpio, ret);
+		if (config->gpio_is_open_drain)
+			gpio_flag |= GPIOF_OPEN_DRAIN;
+
+		ret = gpio_request_one(config->gpio, gpio_flag,
+						config->supply_name);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			   "Could not configure regulator enable GPIO %d direction: %d\n",
+			   "Could not obtain regulator enable GPIO %d: %d\n",
 							config->gpio, ret);
-			goto err_gpio;
+			goto err_name;
 		}
 
 		drvdata->desc.ops = &fixed_voltage_gpio_ops;
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/fixed.h b/include/linux/regulator/fixed.h
index 936a7d8c11a9..f83f7440b488 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/fixed.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/fixed.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ struct regulator_init_data;
  * @gpio:		GPIO to use for enable control
  * 			set to -EINVAL if not used
  * @startup_delay:	Start-up time in microseconds
+ * @gpio_is_open_drain: Gpio pin is open drain or normal type.
+ *			If it is open drain type then HIGH will be set
+ *			through PULL-UP with setting gpio as input
+ *			and low will be set as gpio-output with driven
+ *			to low. For non-open-drain case, the gpio will
+ *			will be in output and drive to low/high accordingly.
  * @enable_high:	Polarity of enable GPIO
  *			1 = Active high, 0 = Active low
  * @enabled_at_boot:	Whether regulator has been enabled at
@@ -43,6 +49,7 @@ struct fixed_voltage_config {
 	int microvolts;
 	int gpio;
 	unsigned startup_delay;
+	unsigned gpio_is_open_drain:1;
 	unsigned enable_high:1;
 	unsigned enabled_at_boot:1;
 	struct regulator_init_data *init_data;