diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
index dd19f17a1b63..2b8c479dbfa6 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6040.c
@@ -322,8 +322,19 @@ int twl6040_power(struct twl6040 *twl6040, int on)
 			}
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Register access can produce errors after power-up unless we
+		 * wait at least 8ms based on measurements on duovero.
+		 */
+		usleep_range(10000, 12000);
+
 		/* Sync with the HW */
-		regcache_sync(twl6040->regmap);
+		ret = regcache_sync(twl6040->regmap);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(twl6040->dev, "Failed to sync with the HW: %i\n",
+				ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 
 		/* Default PLL configuration after power up */
 		twl6040->pll = TWL6040_SYSCLK_SEL_LPPLL;