diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index 03ef62462babdbf2054b9ff1530cba2c2c752389..b6d47e771519516f67e2e776346f98b3983a711b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -2977,20 +2977,36 @@ static int wm8994_codec_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	wm8994_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
 
 	/* Latch volume updates (right only; we always do left then right). */
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_DAC1_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_AIF1DAC1_VU, WM8994_AIF1DAC1_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_DAC1_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_AIF1DAC1_VU, WM8994_AIF1DAC1_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_DAC2_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_AIF1DAC2_VU, WM8994_AIF1DAC2_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_DAC2_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_AIF1DAC2_VU, WM8994_AIF1DAC2_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF2_DAC_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_AIF2DAC_VU, WM8994_AIF2DAC_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF2_DAC_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_AIF2DAC_VU, WM8994_AIF2DAC_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_ADC1_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_AIF1ADC1_VU, WM8994_AIF1ADC1_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_ADC1_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_AIF1ADC1_VU, WM8994_AIF1ADC1_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_ADC2_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_AIF1ADC2_VU, WM8994_AIF1ADC2_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF1_ADC2_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_AIF1ADC2_VU, WM8994_AIF1ADC2_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF2_ADC_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_AIF2ADC_VU, WM8994_AIF1ADC2_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_AIF2_ADC_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_AIF2ADC_VU, WM8994_AIF1ADC2_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_DAC1_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_DAC1_VU, WM8994_DAC1_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_DAC1_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_DAC1_VU, WM8994_DAC1_VU);
+	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_DAC2_LEFT_VOLUME,
+			    WM8994_DAC2_VU, WM8994_DAC2_VU);
 	snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_DAC2_RIGHT_VOLUME,
 			    WM8994_DAC2_VU, WM8994_DAC2_VU);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 1c7e82a4c8081ea2243677db932b5636ad232482..f31afe9d4edda48cdbd0a220cd082f5ec714a5a6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -629,6 +629,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 			runtime->hw.rates |= codec_dai_drv->capture.rates;
 	}
 
+	ret = -EINVAL;
 	snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(runtime);
 	if (!runtime->hw.rates) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: %s <-> %s No matching rates\n",
@@ -640,7 +641,8 @@ static int soc_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 			codec_dai->name, cpu_dai->name);
 		goto config_err;
 	}
-	if (!runtime->hw.channels_min || !runtime->hw.channels_max) {
+	if (!runtime->hw.channels_min || !runtime->hw.channels_max ||
+	    runtime->hw.channels_min > runtime->hw.channels_max) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: %s <-> %s No matching channels\n",
 				codec_dai->name, cpu_dai->name);
 		goto config_err;