diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c b/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c
index ce5f056009a7..55c53d13bea6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/e750_wm9705.c
@@ -129,22 +129,16 @@ static int __init e750_init(void)
 	if (!machine_is_e750())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = gpio_request(GPIO_E750_HP_AMP_OFF,  "Headphone amp");
+	ret = gpio_request_one(GPIO_E750_HP_AMP_OFF, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH,
+			       "Headphone amp");
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = gpio_request(GPIO_E750_SPK_AMP_OFF, "Speaker amp");
+	ret = gpio_request_one(GPIO_E750_SPK_AMP_OFF, GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH,
+			       "Speaker amp");
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_hp_amp_gpio;
 
-	ret = gpio_direction_output(GPIO_E750_HP_AMP_OFF, 1);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_spk_amp_gpio;
-
-	ret = gpio_direction_output(GPIO_E750_SPK_AMP_OFF, 1);
-	if (ret)
-		goto free_spk_amp_gpio;
-
 	e750_snd_device = platform_device_alloc("soc-audio", -1);
 	if (!e750_snd_device) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;