diff --git a/components/soc/esp32/rtc_init.c b/components/soc/esp32/rtc_init.c
index 0fa5d8687d..7236225d43 100644
--- a/components/soc/esp32/rtc_init.c
+++ b/components/soc/esp32/rtc_init.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ rtc_vddsdio_config_t rtc_vddsdio_get_config()
     uint32_t strap_reg = REG_READ(GPIO_STRAP_REG);
     result.force = 0;
     result.tieh = (strap_reg & BIT(5)) ? RTC_VDDSDIO_TIEH_1_8V : RTC_VDDSDIO_TIEH_3_3V;
-    result.enable = result.tieh == RTC_VDDSDIO_TIEH_1_8V; // only power on the regulator if VDD=1.8
+    result.enable = 1;
     return result;
 }