diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
index 67124783558a5374b547f26d30d1ccc2bdc16ae4..cce9020933c6b50e646b45d5cdfa1a09284a2a67 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
@@ -1595,13 +1595,6 @@ static void wm_adsp2_boot_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = regmap_update_bits_async(dsp->regmap,
-				       dsp->base + ADSP2_CONTROL,
-				       ADSP2_CORE_ENA,
-				       ADSP2_CORE_ENA);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	dsp->running = true;
 
 	return;
@@ -1651,8 +1644,8 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 		ret = regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap,
 					 dsp->base + ADSP2_CONTROL,
-					 ADSP2_START,
-					 ADSP2_START);
+					 ADSP2_CORE_ENA | ADSP2_START,
+					 ADSP2_CORE_ENA | ADSP2_START);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto err;
 		break;