diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
index 7665016..aa98be3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/sgtl5000.c
@@ -1462,6 +1462,9 @@
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Need 8 clocks before I2C accesses */
+	udelay(1);
+
 	/* read chip information */
 	ret = regmap_read(sgtl5000->regmap, SGTL5000_CHIP_ID, &reg);
 	if (ret)