diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c b/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
index 6646fe2e74a7..72c1988e48e6 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/veml6030.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
 #include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
 #include <linux/iio/events.h>
@@ -807,6 +808,11 @@ static int veml6030_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	data->client = client;
 	data->regmap = regmap;
 
+	ret = devm_regulator_get_enable(&client->dev, "vdd");
+	if (ret)
+		return dev_err_probe(&client->dev, ret,
+				     "failed to enable regulator\n");
+
 	indio_dev->name = "veml6030";
 	indio_dev->channels = veml6030_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(veml6030_channels);