diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
index 28ac66f6b6b2..47390113bd0e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9712.c
@@ -589,12 +589,12 @@ static int wm9712_reset(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, int try_warm)
 {
 	if (try_warm && soc_ac97_ops.warm_reset) {
 		soc_ac97_ops.warm_reset(codec->ac97);
-		if (!(ac97_read(codec, 0) & 0x8000))
+		if (ac97_read(codec, 0) == wm9712_reg[0])
 			return 1;
 	}
 
 	soc_ac97_ops.reset(codec->ac97);
-	if (ac97_read(codec, 0) & 0x8000)
+	if (ac97_read(codec, 0) != wm9712_reg[0])
 		goto err;
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
index aba330118784..0db963747369 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm9713.c
@@ -1076,12 +1076,12 @@ int wm9713_reset(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, int try_warm)
 {
 	if (try_warm && soc_ac97_ops.warm_reset) {
 		soc_ac97_ops.warm_reset(codec->ac97);
-		if (!(ac97_read(codec, 0) & 0x8000))
+		if (ac97_read(codec, 0) == wm9713_reg[0])
 			return 1;
 	}
 
 	soc_ac97_ops.reset(codec->ac97);
-	if (ac97_read(codec, 0) & 0x8000)
+	if (ac97_read(codec, 0) != wm9713_reg[0])
 		return -EIO;
 	return 0;
 }