diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index 3a69ec0d5afd3f2510457120050af77617e5c7c5..74794818e1fe077bb2c6a50ffae7c16b9af65906 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static void vmid_reference(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 				    WM8994_BIAS_SRC |
 				    WM8994_STARTUP_BIAS_ENA |
 				    WM8994_VMID_BUF_ENA |
-				    (0x3 << WM8994_VMID_RAMP_SHIFT));
+				    (0x2 << WM8994_VMID_RAMP_SHIFT));
 
 		wm_hubs_vmid_ena(codec);