diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rt5514.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rt5514.txt
index 9cabfc18cb57..929ca6756b02 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rt5514.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/rt5514.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Optional properties:
 - clocks: The phandle of the master clock to the CODEC
 - clock-names: Should be "mclk"
 
+- realtek,dmic-init-delay-ms
+  Set the DMIC initial delay (ms) to wait it ready.
+
 Pins on the device (for linking into audio routes) for RT5514:
 
   * DMIC1L
diff --git a/include/sound/rt5514.h b/include/sound/rt5514.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef18494769ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sound/rt5514.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * linux/sound/rt5514.h -- Platform data for RT5514
+ *
+ * Copyright 2016 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
+ * Author: Oder Chiou <oder_chiou@realtek.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __LINUX_SND_RT5514_H
+#define __LINUX_SND_RT5514_H
+
+struct rt5514_platform_data {
+	unsigned int dmic_init_delay;
+};
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.c
index f24b7cfd3a89..b281a46d769d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.c
@@ -452,6 +452,9 @@ static int rt5514_set_dmic_clk(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			RT5514_CLK_DMIC_OUT_SEL_MASK,
 			idx << RT5514_CLK_DMIC_OUT_SEL_SFT);
 
+	if (rt5514->pdata.dmic_init_delay)
+		msleep(rt5514->pdata.dmic_init_delay);
+
 	return idx;
 }
 
@@ -1073,9 +1076,18 @@ static const struct of_device_id rt5514_of_match[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rt5514_of_match);
 #endif
 
+static int rt5514_parse_dt(struct rt5514_priv *rt5514, struct device *dev)
+{
+	device_property_read_u32(dev, "realtek,dmic-init-delay-ms",
+		&rt5514->pdata.dmic_init_delay);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int rt5514_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 		    const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
+	struct rt5514_platform_data *pdata = dev_get_platdata(&i2c->dev);
 	struct rt5514_priv *rt5514;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int val;
@@ -1087,6 +1099,11 @@ static int rt5514_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, rt5514);
 
+	if (pdata)
+		rt5514->pdata = *pdata;
+	else if (i2c->dev.of_node)
+		rt5514_parse_dt(rt5514, &i2c->dev);
+
 	rt5514->i2c_regmap = devm_regmap_init_i2c(i2c, &rt5514_i2c_regmap);
 	if (IS_ERR(rt5514->i2c_regmap)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(rt5514->i2c_regmap);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.h b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.h
index 229de0e2c88c..5d343fb6d125 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5514.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define __RT5514_H__
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
+#include <sound/rt5514.h>
 
 #define RT5514_DEVICE_ID			0x10ec5514
 
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 struct rt5514_priv {
+	struct rt5514_platform_data pdata;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	struct regmap *i2c_regmap, *regmap;
 	struct clk *mclk;