diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
index f2bb4feba3b6..0b11a2e01b2f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
@@ -871,15 +871,26 @@ static int sgtl5000_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 static int sgtl5000_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 				   enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
 {
+	struct sgtl5000_priv *sgtl = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
+	int ret;
+
 	switch (level) {
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_ON:
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE:
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY:
+		regcache_cache_only(sgtl->regmap, false);
+		ret = regcache_sync(sgtl->regmap);
+		if (ret) {
+			regcache_cache_only(sgtl->regmap, true);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, SGTL5000_CHIP_ANA_POWER,
 				    SGTL5000_REFTOP_POWERUP,
 				    SGTL5000_REFTOP_POWERUP);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF:
+		regcache_cache_only(sgtl->regmap, true);
 		snd_soc_update_bits(codec, SGTL5000_CHIP_ANA_POWER,
 				    SGTL5000_REFTOP_POWERUP, 0);
 		break;