diff --git a/drivers/power/qcom-charger/smb138x-charger.c b/drivers/power/qcom-charger/smb138x-charger.c
index 54cd5c158411..c77204482553 100644
--- a/drivers/power/qcom-charger/smb138x-charger.c
+++ b/drivers/power/qcom-charger/smb138x-charger.c
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@
 
 /* Registers that are not common to be mentioned in smb-reg.h */
 #define SMB2CHG_MISC_ENG_SDCDC_CFG2	(MISC_BASE + 0xC1)
-#define ENG_SDCDC_SEL_OOB_VTH_BIT		BIT(0)
+#define ENG_SDCDC_SEL_OOB_VTH_BIT	BIT(0)
+
+#define SMB2CHG_MISC_ENG_SDCDC_CFG6	(MISC_BASE + 0xC5)
+#define DEAD_TIME_MASK			GENMASK(7, 4)
+#define HIGH_DEAD_TIME_MASK		GENMASK(7, 4)
 
 enum {
 	OOB_COMP_WA_BIT = BIT(0),
@@ -648,6 +652,14 @@ static int smb138x_init_hw(struct smb138x *chip)
 			"Couldn't configure the oob comp threh rc = %d\n", rc);
 			return rc;
 		}
+
+		rc = smblib_masked_write(chg, SMB2CHG_MISC_ENG_SDCDC_CFG6,
+				DEAD_TIME_MASK, HIGH_DEAD_TIME_MASK);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			dev_err(chg->dev,
+			"Couldn't configure the sdcdc cfg 6 reg rc = %d\n", rc);
+			return rc;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return rc;
@@ -927,6 +939,14 @@ static int smb138x_slave_probe(struct smb138x *chip)
 			"Couldn't configure the oob comp threh rc = %d\n", rc);
 			return rc;
 		}
+
+		rc = smblib_masked_write(chg, SMB2CHG_MISC_ENG_SDCDC_CFG6,
+				DEAD_TIME_MASK, HIGH_DEAD_TIME_MASK);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			dev_err(chg->dev,
+			"Couldn't configure the sdcdc cfg 6 reg rc = %d\n", rc);
+			return rc;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* suspend usb input */