diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
index 894d0cd3aa9b95896fbaff30db883b1fe39bc668..2eaf9bb36b578dca88712ac64fd5787570965286 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
@@ -3353,6 +3353,8 @@ static irqreturn_t wm8962_irq(int irq, void *data)
 	if (active & (WM8962_MICSCD_EINT | WM8962_MICD_EINT)) {
 		dev_dbg(codec->dev, "Microphone event detected\n");
 
+		pm_wakeup_event(codec->dev, 300);
+
 		schedule_delayed_work(&wm8962->mic_work,
 				      msecs_to_jiffies(250));
 	}