diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index 5cb425f6f02d..0a34dd3c4f38 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -2838,6 +2838,43 @@ int regmap_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regmap_read);
 
+/**
+ * regmap_read_bypassed() - Read a value from a single register direct
+ *			    from the device, bypassing the cache
+ *
+ * @map: Register map to read from
+ * @reg: Register to be read from
+ * @val: Pointer to store read value
+ *
+ * A value of zero will be returned on success, a negative errno will
+ * be returned in error cases.
+ */
+int regmap_read_bypassed(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val)
+{
+	int ret;
+	bool bypass, cache_only;
+
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(reg, map->reg_stride))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	map->lock(map->lock_arg);
+
+	bypass = map->cache_bypass;
+	cache_only = map->cache_only;
+	map->cache_bypass = true;
+	map->cache_only = false;
+
+	ret = _regmap_read(map, reg, val);
+
+	map->cache_bypass = bypass;
+	map->cache_only = cache_only;
+
+	map->unlock(map->lock_arg);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regmap_read_bypassed);
+
 /**
  * regmap_raw_read() - Read raw data from the device
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/regmap.h b/include/linux/regmap.h
index b743241cfb7c..d470303b1bbb 100644
--- a/include/linux/regmap.h
+++ b/include/linux/regmap.h
@@ -1230,6 +1230,7 @@ int regmap_multi_reg_write_bypassed(struct regmap *map,
 int regmap_raw_write_async(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 			   const void *val, size_t val_len);
 int regmap_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val);
+int regmap_read_bypassed(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val);
 int regmap_raw_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 		    void *val, size_t val_len);
 int regmap_noinc_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
@@ -1739,6 +1740,13 @@ static inline int regmap_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+static inline int regmap_read_bypassed(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
+				       unsigned int *val)
+{
+	WARN_ONCE(1, "regmap API is disabled");
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static inline int regmap_raw_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 				  void *val, size_t val_len)
 {
diff --git a/include/sound/cs35l56.h b/include/sound/cs35l56.h
index e0629699b563..1a3c6f66f620 100644
--- a/include/sound/cs35l56.h
+++ b/include/sound/cs35l56.h
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ struct cs35l56_base {
 	bool fw_patched;
 	bool secured;
 	bool can_hibernate;
+	bool fw_owns_asp1;
 	bool cal_data_valid;
 	s8 cal_index;
 	struct cirrus_amp_cal_data cal_data;
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@ extern const char * const cs35l56_tx_input_texts[CS35L56_NUM_INPUT_SRC];
 extern const unsigned int cs35l56_tx_input_values[CS35L56_NUM_INPUT_SRC];
 
 int cs35l56_set_patch(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base);
+int cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base);
 int cs35l56_force_sync_asp1_registers_from_cache(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base);
 int cs35l56_mbox_send(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base, unsigned int command);
 int cs35l56_firmware_shutdown(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base);
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c
index 1a3f84599cb5..558c1f38fe97 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l56_hda.c
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ static int cs35l56_hda_fw_load(struct cs35l56_hda *cs35l56)
 		ret = cs35l56_wait_for_firmware_boot(&cs35l56->base);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_powered_up;
+
+		regcache_cache_only(cs35l56->base.regmap, false);
 	}
 
 	/* Disable auto-hibernate so that runtime_pm has control */
@@ -1002,6 +1004,8 @@ int cs35l56_hda_common_probe(struct cs35l56_hda *cs35l56, int hid, int id)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	regcache_cache_only(cs35l56->base.regmap, false);
+
 	ret = cs35l56_set_patch(&cs35l56->base);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c
index 14a5f86019aa..70ff55c1517f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-sdw.c
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ static void cs35l56_sdw_init(struct sdw_slave *peripheral)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	regcache_cache_only(cs35l56->base.regmap, false);
-
 	ret = cs35l56_init(cs35l56);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		regcache_cache_only(cs35l56->base.regmap, true);
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-shared.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-shared.c
index 08cac58e3ab2..ec1d95e57061 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-shared.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56-shared.c
@@ -40,16 +40,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cs35l56_set_patch, SND_SOC_CS35L56_SHARED);
 static const struct reg_default cs35l56_reg_defaults[] = {
 	/* no defaults for OTP_MEM - first read populates cache */
 
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_ENABLES1,		0x00000000 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL1,		0x00000028 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL2,		0x18180200 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL3,		0x00000002 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_FRAME_CONTROL1,		0x03020100 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_FRAME_CONTROL5,		0x00020100 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_DATA_CONTROL1,		0x00000018 },
-	{ CS35L56_ASP1_DATA_CONTROL5,		0x00000018 },
-
-	/* no defaults for ASP1TX mixer */
+	/*
+	 * No defaults for ASP1 control or ASP1TX mixer. See
+	 * cs35l56_populate_asp1_register_defaults() and
+	 * cs35l56_sync_asp1_mixer_widgets_with_firmware().
+	 */
 
 	{ CS35L56_SWIRE_DP3_CH1_INPUT,		0x00000018 },
 	{ CS35L56_SWIRE_DP3_CH2_INPUT,		0x00000019 },
@@ -210,6 +205,36 @@ static bool cs35l56_volatile_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned int reg)
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct reg_sequence cs35l56_asp1_defaults[] = {
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_ENABLES1,		0x00000000),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL1,		0x00000028),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL2,		0x18180200),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL3,		0x00000002),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_FRAME_CONTROL1,	0x03020100),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_FRAME_CONTROL5,	0x00020100),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_DATA_CONTROL1,	0x00000018),
+	REG_SEQ0(CS35L56_ASP1_DATA_CONTROL5,	0x00000018),
+};
+
+/*
+ * The firmware can have control of the ASP so we don't provide regmap
+ * with defaults for these registers, to prevent a regcache_sync() from
+ * overwriting the firmware settings. But if the machine driver hooks up
+ * the ASP it means the driver is taking control of the ASP, so then the
+ * registers are populated with the defaults.
+ */
+int cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base)
+{
+	if (!cs35l56_base->fw_owns_asp1)
+		return 0;
+
+	cs35l56_base->fw_owns_asp1 = false;
+
+	return regmap_multi_reg_write(cs35l56_base->regmap, cs35l56_asp1_defaults,
+				      ARRAY_SIZE(cs35l56_asp1_defaults));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control, SND_SOC_CS35L56_SHARED);
+
 /*
  * The firmware boot sequence can overwrite the ASP1 config registers so that
  * they don't match regmap's view of their values. Rewrite the values from the
@@ -217,19 +242,15 @@ static bool cs35l56_volatile_reg(struct device *dev, unsigned int reg)
  */
 int cs35l56_force_sync_asp1_registers_from_cache(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base)
 {
-	struct reg_sequence asp1_regs[] = {
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_ENABLES1 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL1 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL2 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_CONTROL3 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_FRAME_CONTROL1 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_FRAME_CONTROL5 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_DATA_CONTROL1 },
-		{ .reg = CS35L56_ASP1_DATA_CONTROL5 },
-	};
+	struct reg_sequence asp1_regs[ARRAY_SIZE(cs35l56_asp1_defaults)];
 	int i, ret;
 
-	/* Read values from regmap cache into a write sequence */
+	if (cs35l56_base->fw_owns_asp1)
+		return 0;
+
+	memcpy(asp1_regs, cs35l56_asp1_defaults, sizeof(asp1_regs));
+
+	/* Read current values from regmap cache into the write sequence */
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(asp1_regs); ++i) {
 		ret = regmap_read(cs35l56_base->regmap, asp1_regs[i].reg, &asp1_regs[i].def);
 		if (ret)
@@ -307,10 +328,10 @@ int cs35l56_wait_for_firmware_boot(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base)
 		reg = CS35L56_DSP1_HALO_STATE;
 
 	/*
-	 * This can't be a regmap_read_poll_timeout() because cs35l56 will NAK
-	 * I2C until it has booted which would terminate the poll
+	 * The regmap must remain in cache-only until the chip has
+	 * booted, so use a bypassed read of the status register.
 	 */
-	poll_ret = read_poll_timeout(regmap_read, read_ret,
+	poll_ret = read_poll_timeout(regmap_read_bypassed, read_ret,
 				     (val < 0xFFFF) && (val >= CS35L56_HALO_STATE_BOOT_DONE),
 				     CS35L56_HALO_STATE_POLL_US,
 				     CS35L56_HALO_STATE_TIMEOUT_US,
@@ -362,7 +383,8 @@ void cs35l56_system_reset(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base, bool is_soundwire)
 		return;
 
 	cs35l56_wait_control_port_ready();
-	regcache_cache_only(cs35l56_base->regmap, false);
+
+	/* Leave in cache-only. This will be revoked when the chip has rebooted. */
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(cs35l56_system_reset, SND_SOC_CS35L56_SHARED);
 
@@ -577,14 +599,14 @@ int cs35l56_runtime_resume_common(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base, bool is_sou
 		cs35l56_issue_wake_event(cs35l56_base);
 
 out_sync:
-	regcache_cache_only(cs35l56_base->regmap, false);
-
 	ret = cs35l56_wait_for_firmware_boot(cs35l56_base);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(cs35l56_base->dev, "Hibernate wake failed: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	regcache_cache_only(cs35l56_base->regmap, false);
+
 	ret = cs35l56_mbox_send(cs35l56_base, CS35L56_MBOX_CMD_PREVENT_AUTO_HIBERNATE);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
@@ -757,7 +779,7 @@ int cs35l56_hw_init(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base)
 	 * devices so the REVID needs to be determined before waiting for the
 	 * firmware to boot.
 	 */
-	ret = regmap_read(cs35l56_base->regmap, CS35L56_REVID, &revid);
+	ret = regmap_read_bypassed(cs35l56_base->regmap, CS35L56_REVID, &revid);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(cs35l56_base->dev, "Get Revision ID failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -768,7 +790,7 @@ int cs35l56_hw_init(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_read(cs35l56_base->regmap, CS35L56_DEVID, &devid);
+	ret = regmap_read_bypassed(cs35l56_base->regmap, CS35L56_DEVID, &devid);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(cs35l56_base->dev, "Get Device ID failed\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -787,6 +809,9 @@ int cs35l56_hw_init(struct cs35l56_base *cs35l56_base)
 
 	cs35l56_base->type = devid & 0xFF;
 
+	/* Silicon is now identified and booted so exit cache-only */
+	regcache_cache_only(cs35l56_base->regmap, false);
+
 	ret = regmap_read(cs35l56_base->regmap, CS35L56_DSP_RESTRICT_STS1, &secured);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(cs35l56_base->dev, "Get Secure status failed\n");
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c
index 8d2f021fb362..6331b8c6136e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c
@@ -454,9 +454,14 @@ static int cs35l56_asp_dai_set_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai, unsigned int f
 {
 	struct cs35l56_private *cs35l56 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(codec_dai->component);
 	unsigned int val;
+	int ret;
 
 	dev_dbg(cs35l56->base.dev, "%s: %#x\n", __func__, fmt);
 
+	ret = cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control(&cs35l56->base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CLOCK_PROVIDER_MASK) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBC_CFC:
 		break;
@@ -530,6 +535,11 @@ static int cs35l56_asp_dai_set_tdm_slot(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, unsigned int tx
 					unsigned int rx_mask, int slots, int slot_width)
 {
 	struct cs35l56_private *cs35l56 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(dai->component);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control(&cs35l56->base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if ((slots == 0) || (slot_width == 0)) {
 		dev_dbg(cs35l56->base.dev, "tdm config cleared\n");
@@ -578,6 +588,11 @@ static int cs35l56_asp_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct cs35l56_private *cs35l56 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(dai->component);
 	unsigned int rate = params_rate(params);
 	u8 asp_width, asp_wl;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control(&cs35l56->base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	asp_wl = params_width(params);
 	if (cs35l56->asp_slot_width)
@@ -634,7 +649,11 @@ static int cs35l56_asp_dai_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 				      int clk_id, unsigned int freq, int dir)
 {
 	struct cs35l56_private *cs35l56 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(dai->component);
-	int freq_id;
+	int freq_id, ret;
+
+	ret = cs35l56_init_asp1_regs_for_driver_control(&cs35l56->base);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (freq == 0) {
 		cs35l56->sysclk_set = false;
@@ -1403,6 +1422,9 @@ int cs35l56_common_probe(struct cs35l56_private *cs35l56)
 	cs35l56->base.cal_index = -1;
 	cs35l56->speaker_id = -ENOENT;
 
+	/* Assume that the firmware owns ASP1 until we know different */
+	cs35l56->base.fw_owns_asp1 = true;
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(cs35l56->base.dev, cs35l56);
 
 	cs35l56_fill_supply_names(cs35l56->supplies);
@@ -1531,6 +1553,8 @@ post_soft_reset:
 			return ret;
 
 		dev_dbg(cs35l56->base.dev, "Firmware rebooted after soft reset\n");
+
+		regcache_cache_only(cs35l56->base.regmap, false);
 	}
 
 	/* Disable auto-hibernate so that runtime_pm has control */