diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
index 02d9a5012c1b2eb97e9c7da10c78a59424e909d9..8a8b1c0f9142180f0bb84d86652b1e8d2f67fd6c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9081.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ static int wm9081_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY:
 		/* Initial cold start */
-		if (codec->dapm.bias_level == SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF) {
+		if (snd_soc_codec_get_bias_level(codec) == SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF) {
 			regcache_cache_only(wm9081->regmap, false);
 			regcache_sync(wm9081->regmap);