diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
index c8956f2cd28064d137e23a6fa814a477e8fe95c2..016769475ffb559f38c0e286b7dca623b329822a 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ static int wm8994_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	/* Explicitly put the device into reset in case regulators
 	 * don't get disabled in order to ensure consistent restart.
 	 */
-	wm8994_reg_write(wm8994, WM8994_SOFTWARE_RESET, 0x8994);
+	wm8994_reg_write(wm8994, WM8994_SOFTWARE_RESET,
+			 wm8994_reg_read(wm8994, WM8994_SOFTWARE_RESET));
 
 	wm8994->suspended = true;