diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index 81795ebcab1791481074209ac14a1c7dd9c638e0..b75a65273dab4729fd1decdcf9cb462103ff9aa7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static void vmid_reference(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 				    WM8994_VMID_RAMP_MASK,
 				    WM8994_STARTUP_BIAS_ENA |
 				    WM8994_VMID_BUF_ENA |
-				    (0x11 << WM8994_VMID_RAMP_SHIFT));
+				    (0x3 << WM8994_VMID_RAMP_SHIFT));
 
 		/* Main bias enable, VMID=2x40k */
 		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_POWER_MANAGEMENT_1,