diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
index 21fbe7d07063..ae2f2b6e82ed 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_wmfw_read(struct file *file,
 
 	mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 
-	if (!dsp->wmfw_file_name || !dsp->running)
+	if (!dsp->wmfw_file_name || !dsp->booted)
 		ret = 0;
 	else
 		ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos,
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static ssize_t wm_adsp_debugfs_bin_read(struct file *file,
 
 	mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 
-	if (!dsp->bin_file_name || !dsp->running)
+	if (!dsp->bin_file_name || !dsp->booted)
 		ret = 0;
 	else
 		ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos,
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ static void wm_adsp2_init_debugfs(struct wm_adsp *dsp,
 	if (!root)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (!debugfs_create_bool("booted", S_IRUGO, root, &dsp->booted))
+		goto err;
+
 	if (!debugfs_create_bool("running", S_IRUGO, root, &dsp->running))
 		goto err;
 
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ static int wm_adsp_fw_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 
 	mutex_lock(&dsp[e->shift_l].pwr_lock);
 
-	if (dsp[e->shift_l].running || dsp[e->shift_l].compr)
+	if (dsp[e->shift_l].booted || dsp[e->shift_l].compr)
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 	else
 		dsp[e->shift_l].fw = ucontrol->value.enumerated.item[0];
@@ -789,7 +792,7 @@ static int wm_coeff_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
 	memcpy(ctl->cache, p, ctl->len);
 
 	ctl->set = 1;
-	if (ctl->enabled)
+	if (ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->booted)
 		ret = wm_coeff_write_control(ctl, p, ctl->len);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
@@ -811,7 +814,7 @@ static int wm_coeff_tlv_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 	} else {
 		ctl->set = 1;
-		if (ctl->enabled)
+		if (ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->booted)
 			ret = wm_coeff_write_control(ctl, ctl->cache, size);
 	}
 
@@ -871,12 +874,12 @@ static int wm_coeff_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
 	mutex_lock(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
 
 	if (ctl->flags & WMFW_CTL_FLAG_VOLATILE) {
-		if (ctl->enabled)
+		if (ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->booted)
 			ret = wm_coeff_read_control(ctl, p, ctl->len);
 		else
 			ret = -EPERM;
 	} else {
-		if (!ctl->flags && ctl->enabled)
+		if (!ctl->flags && ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->booted)
 			ret = wm_coeff_read_control(ctl, ctl->cache, ctl->len);
 
 		memcpy(p, ctl->cache, ctl->len);
@@ -898,12 +901,12 @@ static int wm_coeff_tlv_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl,
 	mutex_lock(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
 
 	if (ctl->flags & WMFW_CTL_FLAG_VOLATILE) {
-		if (ctl->enabled)
+		if (ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->booted)
 			ret = wm_coeff_read_control(ctl, ctl->cache, size);
 		else
 			ret = -EPERM;
 	} else {
-		if (!ctl->flags && ctl->enabled)
+		if (!ctl->flags && ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->booted)
 			ret = wm_coeff_read_control(ctl, ctl->cache, size);
 	}
 
@@ -2166,13 +2169,20 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto err_ena;
 
+		dsp->booted = true;
+
 		/* Start the core running */
 		regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP1_CONTROL_30,
 				   ADSP1_CORE_ENA | ADSP1_START,
 				   ADSP1_CORE_ENA | ADSP1_START);
+
+		dsp->running = true;
 		break;
 
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMD:
+		dsp->running = false;
+		dsp->booted = false;
+
 		/* Halt the core */
 		regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP1_CONTROL_30,
 				   ADSP1_CORE_ENA | ADSP1_START, 0);
@@ -2275,7 +2285,7 @@ static void wm_adsp2_boot_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto err_ena;
 
-	dsp->running = true;
+	dsp->booted = true;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 
@@ -2336,7 +2346,7 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU:
 		flush_work(&dsp->boot_work);
 
-		if (!dsp->running)
+		if (!dsp->booted)
 			return -EIO;
 
 		ret = regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap,
@@ -2346,6 +2356,8 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		if (ret != 0)
 			goto err;
 
+		dsp->running = true;
+
 		mutex_lock(&dsp->pwr_lock);
 
 		if (wm_adsp_fw[dsp->fw].num_caps != 0)
@@ -2365,7 +2377,9 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 		dsp->fw_id = 0;
 		dsp->fw_id_version = 0;
+
 		dsp->running = false;
+		dsp->booted = false;
 
 		regmap_update_bits(dsp->regmap, dsp->base + ADSP2_CONTROL,
 				   ADSP2_CORE_ENA | ADSP2_START, 0);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h
index be3b5bcb7f17..6a054e744068 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ struct wm_adsp {
 
 	int fw;
 	int fw_ver;
+
+	bool booted;
 	bool running;
 
 	struct list_head ctl_list;