diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
index e7d37e422c3f..496c3e1f2ee6 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
@@ -853,7 +853,10 @@ static void max17042_set_soc_threshold(struct max17042_chip *chip, u16 off)
 	/* program interrupt thresholds such that we should
 	 * get interrupt for every 'off' perc change in the soc
 	 */
-	regmap_read(map, MAX17042_RepSOC, &soc);
+	if (chip->pdata->enable_current_sense)
+		regmap_read(map, MAX17042_RepSOC, &soc);
+	else
+		regmap_read(map, MAX17042_VFSOC, &soc);
 	soc >>= 8;
 	soc_tr = (soc + off) << 8;
 	if (off < soc)