diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ssm2602.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ssm2602.c
index 32d6c5141860..c9e0fdbf0565 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ssm2602.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ssm2602.c
@@ -577,7 +577,12 @@ static int ssm260x_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ssm2602_set_bias_level(codec, SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* remove everything here */