diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
index 2bf9ee7c5407..174149352525 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8962.c
@@ -3720,6 +3720,8 @@ static int wm8962_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_enable;
 
+	regcache_cache_only(wm8962->regmap, true);
+
 	/* The drivers should power up as needed */
 	regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(wm8962->supplies), wm8962->supplies);