diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
index 41233c7fa581137fbfc0020e40022e222489b695..f4016a075fd611000f8f6f1059deb8631722a211 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
@@ -246,6 +246,16 @@ static int wm8994_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct wm8994 *wm8994 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Don't actually go through with the suspend if the CODEC is
+	 * still active (eg, for audio passthrough from CP. */
+	ret = wm8994_reg_read(wm8994, WM8994_POWER_MANAGEMENT_1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to read power status: %d\n", ret);
+	} else if (ret & WM8994_VMID_SEL_MASK) {
+		dev_dbg(dev, "CODEC still active, ignoring suspend\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* GPIO configuration state is saved here since we may be configuring
 	 * the GPIO alternate functions even if we're not using the gpiolib
 	 * driver for them.
@@ -261,6 +271,8 @@ static int wm8994_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to save LDO registers: %d\n", ret);
 
+	wm8994->suspended = true;
+
 	ret = regulator_bulk_disable(wm8994->num_supplies,
 				     wm8994->supplies);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -276,6 +288,10 @@ static int wm8994_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct wm8994 *wm8994 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
+	/* We may have lied to the PM core about suspending */
+	if (!wm8994->suspended)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = regulator_bulk_enable(wm8994->num_supplies,
 				    wm8994->supplies);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -298,6 +314,8 @@ static int wm8994_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to restore GPIO registers: %d\n", ret);
 
+	wm8994->suspended = false;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h b/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h
index 3fd36845ca4520cede1dad03e6a6e5576cd1cbeb..ef4f0b6083a39ae55450a289cc70269df6937e62 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/wm8994/core.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct wm8994 {
 	u16 irq_masks_cache[WM8994_NUM_IRQ_REGS];
 
 	/* Used over suspend/resume */
+	bool suspended;
 	u16 ldo_regs[WM8994_NUM_LDO_REGS];
 	u16 gpio_regs[WM8994_NUM_GPIO_REGS];