diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
index a2267c3a1d2d..ea04cf5f5bdc 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ static void sdw_modify_slave_status(struct sdw_slave *slave,
 			__func__, slave->dev_num);
 
 		init_completion(&slave->enumeration_complete);
+		init_completion(&slave->initialization_complete);
 
 	} else if ((status == SDW_SLAVE_ATTACHED) &&
 		   (slave->status == SDW_SLAVE_UNATTACHED)) {
@@ -1025,6 +1026,7 @@ int sdw_handle_slave_status(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 {
 	enum sdw_slave_status prev_status;
 	struct sdw_slave *slave;
+	bool attached_initializing;
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	/* first check if any Slaves fell off the bus */
@@ -1070,6 +1072,8 @@ int sdw_handle_slave_status(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 		if (!slave)
 			continue;
 
+		attached_initializing = false;
+
 		switch (status[i]) {
 		case SDW_SLAVE_UNATTACHED:
 			if (slave->status == SDW_SLAVE_UNATTACHED)
@@ -1096,6 +1100,8 @@ int sdw_handle_slave_status(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 			if (prev_status == SDW_SLAVE_ALERT)
 				break;
 
+			attached_initializing = true;
+
 			ret = sdw_initialize_slave(slave);
 			if (ret)
 				dev_err(bus->dev,
@@ -1114,6 +1120,8 @@ int sdw_handle_slave_status(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(slave->bus->dev,
 				"Update Slave status failed:%d\n", ret);
+		if (attached_initializing)
+			complete(&slave->initialization_complete);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
index e767a78066ee..aace57fae7f8 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/slave.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static int sdw_slave_add(struct sdw_bus *bus,
 	slave->bus = bus;
 	slave->status = SDW_SLAVE_UNATTACHED;
 	init_completion(&slave->enumeration_complete);
+	init_completion(&slave->initialization_complete);
 	slave->dev_num = 0;
 	init_completion(&slave->probe_complete);
 	slave->probed = false;