diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.c b/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.c
index 1269fbbb2bac..3eb76c5526dc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.c
@@ -223,6 +223,29 @@ static bool nau8825_volatile_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned int reg)
 	}
 }
 
+static int nau8825_adc_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
+		struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int event)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_dapm_to_codec(w->dapm);
+	struct nau8825 *nau8825 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
+
+	switch (event) {
+	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU:
+		regmap_update_bits(nau8825->regmap, NAU8825_REG_ENA_CTRL,
+			NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC, NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC);
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD:
+		if (!nau8825->irq)
+			regmap_update_bits(nau8825->regmap,
+				NAU8825_REG_ENA_CTRL, NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC, 0);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int nau8825_pump_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, int event)
 {
@@ -338,7 +361,9 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget nau8825_dapm_widgets[] = {
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_PGA("Frontend PGA", NAU8825_REG_POWER_UP_CONTROL, 14, 0,
 		NULL, 0),
 
-	SND_SOC_DAPM_ADC("ADC", NULL, NAU8825_REG_ENA_CTRL, 8, 0),
+	SND_SOC_DAPM_ADC_E("ADC", NULL, SND_SOC_NOPM, 0, 0,
+		nau8825_adc_event, SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU |
+		SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD),
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_SUPPLY("ADC Clock", NAU8825_REG_ENA_CTRL, 7, 0, NULL, 0),
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_SUPPLY("ADC Power", NAU8825_REG_ANALOG_ADC_2, 6, 0, NULL,
 		0),
@@ -944,13 +969,6 @@ static int nau8825_codec_probe(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 
 	nau8825->dapm = dapm;
 
-	/* The interrupt clock is gated by x1[10:8],
-	 * one of them needs to be enabled all the time for
-	 * interrupts to happen.
-	 */
-	snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin(dapm, "DDACR");
-	snd_soc_dapm_sync(dapm);
-
 	/* Unmask interruptions. Handler uses dapm object so we can enable
 	 * interruptions only after dapm is fully initialized.
 	 */
@@ -1395,11 +1413,9 @@ static int nau8825_setup_irq(struct nau8825 *nau8825)
 	/* Enable internal VCO needed for interruptions */
 	nau8825_configure_sysclk(nau8825, NAU8825_CLK_INTERNAL, 0);
 
-	/* Enable DDACR needed for interrupts
-	 * It is the same as force_enable_pin("DDACR") we do later
-	 */
+	/* Enable ADC needed for interrupts */
 	regmap_update_bits(regmap, NAU8825_REG_ENA_CTRL,
-		NAU8825_ENABLE_DACR, NAU8825_ENABLE_DACR);
+		NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC, NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC);
 
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(nau8825->dev, nau8825->irq, NULL,
 		nau8825_interrupt, IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW | IRQF_ONESHOT,
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.h b/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.h
index 5fe009dcfb3d..4427df99de24 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/nau8825.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 #define NAU8825_ENABLE_DACR	(1 << NAU8825_ENABLE_DACR_SFT)
 #define NAU8825_ENABLE_DACL_SFT	9
 #define NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC_SFT	8
+#define NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC		(1 << NAU8825_ENABLE_ADC_SFT)
 #define NAU8825_ENABLE_SAR_SFT	1
 
 /* CLK_DIVIDER (0x3) */