diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-harmony.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-harmony.c
index f0bdc5e3fe52..3c57cdcdff4d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-harmony.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-harmony.c
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ static struct wm8903_platform_data harmony_wm8903_pdata = {
 	.micdet_delay = 100,
 	.gpio_base = HARMONY_GPIO_WM8903(0),
 	.gpio_cfg = {
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
 		0,
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
+		0,
+		WM8903_GPIO_CONFIG_ZERO,
+		0,
+		0,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-seaboard.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-seaboard.c
index bf13ea355efc..5c2f7751a33a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-seaboard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/board-seaboard.c
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ static struct wm8903_platform_data wm8903_pdata = {
 	.micdet_delay = 100,
 	.gpio_base = SEABOARD_GPIO_WM8903(0),
 	.gpio_cfg = {
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
 		0,
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
-		WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG,
+		0,
+		WM8903_GPIO_CONFIG_ZERO,
+		0,
+		0,
 	},
 };
 
diff --git a/include/sound/wm8903.h b/include/sound/wm8903.h
index cf7ccb76a8de..b310c5a3a958 100644
--- a/include/sound/wm8903.h
+++ b/include/sound/wm8903.h
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 #ifndef __LINUX_SND_WM8903_H
 #define __LINUX_SND_WM8903_H
 
-/* Used to enable configuration of a GPIO to all zeros */
-#define WM8903_GPIO_NO_CONFIG 0x8000
+/*
+ * Used to enable configuration of a GPIO to all zeros; a gpio_cfg value of
+ * zero in platform data means "don't touch this pin".
+ */
+#define WM8903_GPIO_CONFIG_ZERO 0x8000
 
 /*
  * R6 (0x06) - Mic Bias Control 0
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
index e6ecede576dc..184b67730c39 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
@@ -1893,7 +1893,8 @@ static int wm8903_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 		bool mic_gpio = false;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(pdata->gpio_cfg); i++) {
-			if (pdata->gpio_cfg[i] > 0x7fff)
+			if ((!pdata->gpio_cfg[i]) ||
+			    (pdata->gpio_cfg[i] > WM8903_GPIO_CONFIG_ZERO))
 				continue;
 
 			snd_soc_write(codec, WM8903_GPIO_CONTROL_1 + i,