diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
index 7879a41afd57..01ca03c809d0 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
@@ -246,7 +246,10 @@ static int max17042_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 		val->intval = data * 625 / 8;
 		break;
 	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CAPACITY:
-		ret = regmap_read(map, MAX17042_RepSOC, &data);
+		if (chip->pdata->enable_current_sense)
+			ret = regmap_read(map, MAX17042_RepSOC, &data);
+		else
+			ret = regmap_read(map, MAX17042_VFSOC, &data);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;