diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/omap-abe-twl6040.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/omap-abe-twl6040.txt
index 65dec876cb2d..fd40c852d7c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/omap-abe-twl6040.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/omap-abe-twl6040.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Required properties:
 
 Optional properties:
 - ti,dmic: phandle for the OMAP dmic node if the machine have it connected
-- ti,jack_detection: Need to be set to <1> if the board capable to detect jack
+- ti,jack_detection: Need to be present if the board capable to detect jack
   insertion, removal.
 
 Available audio endpoints for the audio-routing table:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ sound {
 	compatible = "ti,abe-twl6040";
 	ti,model = "SDP4430";
 
-	ti,jack-detection = <1>;
+	ti,jack-detection;
 	ti,mclk-freq = <38400000>;
 
 	ti,mcpdm = <&mcpdm>;
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c
index a57a4e68dcc6..1d6ea8609d28 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-abe-twl6040.c
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ static __devinit int omap_abe_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			num_links = 1;
 		}
 
-		of_property_read_u32(node, "ti,jack-detection",
-				     &priv->jack_detection);
+		priv->jack_detection = of_property_read_bool(node,
+							   "ti,jack-detection");
 		of_property_read_u32(node, "ti,mclk-freq",
 				     &priv->mclk_freq);
 		if (!priv->mclk_freq) {