diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/mcp3564.c b/drivers/iio/adc/mcp3564.c
index d83bed0e63d2..34903b7b3cc4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/mcp3564.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/mcp3564.c
@@ -349,8 +349,6 @@ struct mcp3564_chip_info {
  * struct mcp3564_state - working data for a ADC device
  * @chip_info:		chip specific data
  * @spi:		SPI device structure
- * @vref:		the regulator device used as a voltage reference in case
- *			external voltage reference is used
  * @vref_mv:		voltage reference value in miliVolts
  * @lock:		synchronize access to driver's state members
  * @dev_addr:		hardware device address
@@ -369,7 +367,6 @@ struct mcp3564_chip_info {
 struct mcp3564_state {
 	const struct mcp3564_chip_info	*chip_info;
 	struct spi_device		*spi;
-	struct regulator		*vref;
 	unsigned short			vref_mv;
 	struct mutex			lock; /* Synchronize access to driver's state members */
 	u8				dev_addr;
@@ -1085,11 +1082,6 @@ static int mcp3564_parse_fw_children(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void mcp3564_disable_reg(void *reg)
-{
-	regulator_disable(reg);
-}
-
 static void mcp3564_fill_scale_tbls(struct mcp3564_state *adc)
 {
 	unsigned int pow = adc->chip_info->resolution - 1;
@@ -1110,7 +1102,7 @@ static void mcp3564_fill_scale_tbls(struct mcp3564_state *adc)
 	}
 }
 
-static int mcp3564_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
+static int mcp3564_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, bool *use_auto_zeroing_ref_attr)
 {
 	struct mcp3564_state *adc = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 	struct device *dev = &adc->spi->dev;
@@ -1119,6 +1111,7 @@ static int mcp3564_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	enum mcp3564_ids ids;
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned int tmp = 0x01;
+	bool internal_vref;
 	bool err = false;
 
 	/*
@@ -1218,36 +1211,22 @@ static int mcp3564_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Found %s chip\n", adc->chip_info->name);
 
-	adc->vref = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vref");
-	if (IS_ERR(adc->vref)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(adc->vref) != -ENODEV)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(adc->vref),
-					     "failed to get regulator\n");
+	ret = devm_regulator_get_enable_read_voltage(dev, "vref");
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENODEV)
+		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to get vref voltage\n");
+
+	internal_vref = ret == -ENODEV;
+	adc->vref_mv = internal_vref ? MCP3564R_INT_VREF_MV : ret / MILLI;
+	*use_auto_zeroing_ref_attr = internal_vref;
 
+	if (internal_vref) {
 		/* Check if chip has internal vref */
 		if (!adc->have_vref)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(adc->vref),
-					     "Unknown Vref\n");
-		adc->vref = NULL;
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, -ENODEV, "Unknown Vref\n");
+
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Using internal Vref\n", __func__);
 	} else {
-		ret = regulator_enable(adc->vref);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, mcp3564_disable_reg,
-					       adc->vref);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Using External Vref\n", __func__);
-
-		ret = regulator_get_voltage(adc->vref);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
-					     "Failed to read vref regulator\n");
-
-		adc->vref_mv = ret / MILLI;
 	}
 
 	ret = mcp3564_parse_fw_children(indio_dev);
@@ -1350,10 +1329,8 @@ static int mcp3564_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev)
 	tmp_reg |= FIELD_PREP(MCP3564_CONFIG0_CLK_SEL_MASK, MCP3564_CONFIG0_USE_INT_CLK);
 	tmp_reg |= MCP3456_CONFIG0_BIT6_DEFAULT;
 
-	if (!adc->vref) {
+	if (internal_vref)
 		tmp_reg |= FIELD_PREP(MCP3456_CONFIG0_VREF_MASK, 1);
-		adc->vref_mv = MCP3564R_INT_VREF_MV;
-	}
 
 	ret = mcp3564_write_8bits(adc, MCP3564_CONFIG0_REG, tmp_reg);
 
@@ -1412,6 +1389,7 @@ static int mcp3564_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	int ret;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct mcp3564_state *adc;
+	bool use_auto_zeroing_ref_attr;
 
 	indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi->dev, sizeof(*adc));
 	if (!indio_dev)
@@ -1428,7 +1406,7 @@ static int mcp3564_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 * enable/disable certain channels
 	 * change the sampling rate to the requested value
 	 */
-	ret = mcp3564_config(indio_dev);
+	ret = mcp3564_config(indio_dev, &use_auto_zeroing_ref_attr);
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(&spi->dev, ret,
 				     "Can't configure MCP356X device\n");
@@ -1440,7 +1418,7 @@ static int mcp3564_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	indio_dev->name = adc->chip_info->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 
-	if (!adc->vref)
+	if (use_auto_zeroing_ref_attr)
 		indio_dev->info = &mcp3564r_info;
 	else
 		indio_dev->info = &mcp3564_info;
