diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index b75a65273dab4729fd1decdcf9cb462103ff9aa7..ec69a6c152fea9a8b55a7c16c1f3935fb3dc305d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -787,6 +787,11 @@ static void vmid_reference(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 				    WM8994_VMID_BUF_ENA |
 				    (0x3 << WM8994_VMID_RAMP_SHIFT));
 
+		/* Remove discharge for line out */
+		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_ANTIPOP_1,
+				    WM8994_LINEOUT1_DISCH |
+				    WM8994_LINEOUT2_DISCH, 0);
+
 		/* Main bias enable, VMID=2x40k */
 		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, WM8994_POWER_MANAGEMENT_1,
 				    WM8994_BIAS_ENA |