diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8350-irq.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8350-irq.c
index 2ea2b8b4c72..c8df547c474 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8350-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8350-irq.c
@@ -445,6 +445,8 @@ int wm8350_register_irq(struct wm8350 *wm8350, int irq,
 	wm8350->irq[irq].data = data;
 	mutex_unlock(&wm8350->irq_mutex);
 
+	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, irq);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm8350_register_irq);
@@ -454,6 +456,8 @@ int wm8350_free_irq(struct wm8350 *wm8350, int irq)
 	if (irq < 0 || irq > WM8350_NUM_IRQ)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, irq);
+
 	mutex_lock(&wm8350->irq_mutex);
 	wm8350->irq[irq].handler = NULL;
 	mutex_unlock(&wm8350->irq_mutex);
diff --git a/drivers/power/wm8350_power.c b/drivers/power/wm8350_power.c
index 6e634cf7fc1..ad4f071e128 100644
--- a/drivers/power/wm8350_power.c
+++ b/drivers/power/wm8350_power.c
@@ -391,80 +391,54 @@ static void wm8350_init_charger(struct wm8350 *wm8350)
 	/* register our interest in charger events */
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_HOT,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0, "Battery hot", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_HOT);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_COLD,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0, "Battery cold", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_COLD);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_FAIL,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0, "Battery fail", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_FAIL);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_TO,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Charger timeout", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_TO);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_END,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Charge end", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_END);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_START,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Charge start", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_START);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_FAST_RDY,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Fast charge ready", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_FAST_RDY);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P9,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Battery <3.9V", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P9);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P1,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Battery <3.1V", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P1);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_2P85,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0,
 			    "Battery <2.85V", wm8350);
 
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_2P85);
-
 	/* and supply change events */
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_USB_FB,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0, "USB", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_USB_FB);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_WALL_FB,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0, "Wall", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_WALL_FB);
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_BAT_FB,
 			    wm8350_charger_handler, 0, "Battery", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_BAT_FB);
 }
 
 static void free_charger_irq(struct wm8350 *wm8350)
 {
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_HOT);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_HOT);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_COLD);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_COLD);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_FAIL);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_BAT_FAIL);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_TO);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_TO);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_END);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_END);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_START);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_START);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P9);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P9);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P1);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_3P1);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_2P85);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CHG_VBATT_LT_2P85);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_USB_FB);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_USB_FB);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_WALL_FB);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_WALL_FB);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_BAT_FB);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_EXT_BAT_FB);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/wm8350-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/wm8350-regulator.c
index 8c289fd4add..1bbff099a54 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/wm8350-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/wm8350-regulator.c
@@ -1399,8 +1399,6 @@ static int wm8350_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, wm8350_reg[pdev->id].irq);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1409,7 +1407,6 @@ static int wm8350_regulator_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct regulator_dev *rdev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct wm8350 *wm8350 = rdev_get_drvdata(rdev);
 
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, wm8350_reg[pdev->id].irq);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, wm8350_reg[pdev->id].irq);
 
 	regulator_unregister(rdev);
diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-wm8350.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-wm8350.c
index 56e56e55281..f16486635a8 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-wm8350.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-wm8350.c
@@ -459,17 +459,14 @@ static int wm8350_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_SEC);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_PER);
-
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_SEC,
 			    wm8350_rtc_update_handler, 0,
 			    "RTC Seconds", wm8350);
+	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_SEC);
 
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_ALM,
 			    wm8350_rtc_alarm_handler, 0,
 			    "RTC Alarm", wm8350);
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_ALM);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -479,8 +476,6 @@ static int __devexit wm8350_rtc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct wm8350 *wm8350 = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct wm8350_rtc *wm_rtc = &wm8350->rtc;
 
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_SEC);
-
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_SEC);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_RTC_ALM);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c
index 17a327d67fd..ebbf11b653a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8350.c
@@ -1426,8 +1426,6 @@ int wm8350_hp_jack_detect(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, enum wm8350_jack which,
 	/* Sync status */
 	wm8350_hp_jack_handler(irq, priv);
 
-	wm8350_unmask_irq(wm8350, irq);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm8350_hp_jack_detect);
@@ -1485,8 +1483,10 @@ static int wm8350_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	wm8350_set_bits(wm8350, WM8350_ROUT2_VOLUME,
 			WM8350_OUT2_VU | WM8350_OUT2R_MUTE);
 
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_L);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_R);
+	/* Make sure jack detect is disabled to start off with */
+	wm8350_clear_bits(wm8350, WM8350_JACK_DETECT,
+			  WM8350_JDL_ENA | WM8350_JDR_ENA);
+
 	wm8350_register_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_L,
 			    wm8350_hp_jack_handler, 0, "Left jack detect",
 			    priv);
@@ -1521,8 +1521,6 @@ static int wm8350_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			  WM8350_JDL_ENA | WM8350_JDR_ENA);
 	wm8350_clear_bits(wm8350, WM8350_POWER_MGMT_4, WM8350_TOCLK_ENA);
 
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_L);
-	wm8350_mask_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_R);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_L);
 	wm8350_free_irq(wm8350, WM8350_IRQ_CODEC_JCK_DET_R);