--- src-b10b3/drivers/power/supply/pm8916_lbc.c	2026-10-03 21:11:03.584000000 +0600
+++ src-b10b3d3/drivers/power/supply/pm8916_lbc.c	2026-10-04 03:03:45.276000000 +0600
@@ -366,7 +366,10 @@
 
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(chg->regmap, chg->reg[LBC_MISC] + PM8916_LBC_MISC_BOOT_DONE,
 				 PM8916_LBC_MISC_BOOT_DONE_BIT, PM8916_LBC_MISC_BOOT_DONE_BIT);
-	ret = ret ?: lbc_set_vdd_max(chg, chg->charge_voltage_max);
+	/* D3: write VDD_MAX only if it differs (v2 did not rewrite it right before the restart edge) */
+	ret = ret ?: regmap_read(chg->regmap, chg->reg[LBC_CHGR] + PM8916_LBC_CHGR_VDD_MAX, &v);
+	if (!ret && v != (chg->charge_voltage_max - PM8916_LBC_CHGR_MIN_VOLTAGE) / PM8916_LBC_CHGR_VOLTAGE_STEP)
+		ret = lbc_set_vdd_max(chg, chg->charge_voltage_max);
 	ret = ret ?: regmap_read(chg->regmap, chg->reg[LBC_CHGR] + PM8916_LBC_CHGR_IBAT_MAX, &v);
 	if (!ret && v != chg->ibat_code)
 		ret = regmap_write(chg->regmap, chg->reg[LBC_CHGR] + PM8916_LBC_CHGR_IBAT_MAX, chg->ibat_code);