diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c
index 0f0d2537d322..08fb13a334a4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.c
@@ -715,12 +715,17 @@ static int wcd937x_codec_enable_aux_pa(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = snd_soc_dapm_to_component(w->dapm);
 	struct wcd937x_priv *wcd937x = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	int hph_mode = wcd937x->hph_mode;
+	u8 val;
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU:
+		val = WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_EN |
+		      WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_TIMEOUT_SEL |
+		      WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_HOLD_OFF;
 		snd_soc_component_update_bits(component,
 					      WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2,
-					      BIT(0), BIT(0));
+					      WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_MASK,
+					      val);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU:
 		usleep_range(1000, 1010);
@@ -741,7 +746,8 @@ static int wcd937x_codec_enable_aux_pa(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 					hph_mode);
 		snd_soc_component_update_bits(component,
 					      WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2,
-					      BIT(0), 0x00);
+					      WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_MASK,
+					      0x00);
 		break;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.h b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.h
index 35f3d48bd7dd..4afa48dcaf74 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd937x.h
@@ -391,6 +391,10 @@
 #define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL0		0x3465
 #define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL1		0x3466
 #define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2		0x3467
+#define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_HOLD_OFF	BIT(2)
+#define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_TIMEOUT_SEL	BIT(1)
+#define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_EN		BIT(0)
+#define WCD937X_DIGITAL_PDM_WD_CTL2_MASK	GENMASK(2, 0)
 #define WCD937X_DIGITAL_INTR_MODE		0x346A
 #define WCD937X_DIGITAL_INTR_MASK_0		0x346B
 #define WCD937X_DIGITAL_INTR_MASK_1		0x346C