diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index df2d2ef..51fa7d6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -1777,8 +1777,6 @@
 	size_t val_bytes = map->format.val_bytes;
 	size_t total_size = val_bytes * val_count;
 
-	if (map->bus && !map->format.parse_inplace)
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!IS_ALIGNED(reg, map->reg_stride))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1789,7 +1787,8 @@
 	 *
 	 * The first if block is used for memory mapped io. It does not allow
 	 * val_bytes of 3 for example.
-	 * The second one is used for busses which do not have this limitation
+	 * The second one is for busses that do not provide raw I/O.
+	 * The third one is used for busses which do not have these limitations
 	 * and can write arbitrary value lengths.
 	 */
 	if (!map->bus) {
@@ -1825,6 +1824,32 @@
 		}
 out:
 		map->unlock(map->lock_arg);
+	} else if (map->bus && !map->format.parse_inplace) {
+		const u8 *u8 = val;
+		const u16 *u16 = val;
+		const u32 *u32 = val;
+		unsigned int ival;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < val_count; i++) {
+			switch (map->format.val_bytes) {
+			case 4:
+				ival = u32[i];
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				ival = u16[i];
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				ival = u8[i];
+				break;
+			default:
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
+			ret = regmap_write(map, reg + (i * map->reg_stride),
+					   ival);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		}
 	} else if (map->use_single_write ||
 		   (map->max_raw_write && map->max_raw_write < total_size)) {
 		int chunk_stride = map->reg_stride;