diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index 0b1c271468af7ac0b806cd2d079496eeb30fe3a8..33bc718f16493dc67c5e2d5b8d4c84bee8190ca0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -784,6 +784,8 @@ static void vmid_reference(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 				    WM8994_LINEOUT2_DISCH,
 				    WM8994_LINEOUT_VMID_BUF_ENA);
 
+		wm_hubs_vmid_ena(codec);
+
 		/* Startup bias, VMID ramp & buffer */
 		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_ANTIPOP_2,
 				    WM8994_BIAS_SRC |
@@ -796,8 +798,6 @@ static void vmid_reference(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 				    WM8994_VMID_BUF_ENA |
 				    (0x2 << WM8994_VMID_RAMP_SHIFT));
 
-		wm_hubs_vmid_ena(codec);
-
 		/* Main bias enable, VMID=2x40k */
 		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_POWER_MANAGEMENT_1,
 				    WM8994_BIAS_ENA |