diff --git a/drivers/mfd/asic3.c b/drivers/mfd/asic3.c
index 1582c3d952579e66306e1ad8ce2713f3b0d03f9c..f75dc6733f4934f493c3bf4d98d5fbf230550d52 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/asic3.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/asic3.c
@@ -1000,6 +1000,9 @@ static int __init asic3_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	asic3_mfd_probe(pdev, pdata, mem);
 
+	asic3_set_register(asic, ASIC3_OFFSET(EXTCF, SELECT),
+		(ASIC3_EXTCF_CF0_BUF_EN|ASIC3_EXTCF_CF0_PWAIT_EN), 1);
+
 	dev_info(asic->dev, "ASIC3 Core driver\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1021,6 +1024,9 @@ static int __devexit asic3_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	int ret;
 	struct asic3 *asic = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	asic3_set_register(asic, ASIC3_OFFSET(EXTCF, SELECT),
+		(ASIC3_EXTCF_CF0_BUF_EN|ASIC3_EXTCF_CF0_PWAIT_EN), 0);
+
 	asic3_mfd_remove(pdev);
 
 	ret = asic3_gpio_remove(pdev);