diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
index 6e88f25832fb23a13198a1b2f5ca8170b9e04772..03dbff3597a2451f49708e414d993adb65841990 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
@@ -679,6 +679,9 @@ static int twl6040_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 					    GPIOF_OUT_INIT_LOW, "audpwron");
 		if (ret)
 			goto gpio_err;
+
+		/* Clear any pending interrupt */
+		twl6040_reg_read(twl6040, TWL6040_REG_INTID);
 	}
 
 	ret = regmap_add_irq_chip(twl6040->regmap, twl6040->irq, IRQF_ONESHOT,