diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.c b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.c
index 623b8c5c866a..bf5dbeb3a401 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2015-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2015-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -2772,11 +2772,24 @@ static int msm_asoc_machine_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(&pdev->dev, card);
-	if (ret) {
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		if (codec_reg_done) {
+			/*
+			 * return failure as EINVAL since other codec
+			 * registered sound card successfully.
+			 * This avoids any further probe calls.
+			 */
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		}
+		goto err;
+	} else if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card failed (%d)\n",
 			ret);
 		goto err;
 	}
+	if (pdata->snd_card_val != INT_SND_CARD)
+		msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(pdev);
+
 	return 0;
 err:
 	if (pdata->us_euro_gpio > 0) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.h b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.h
index 71b6a0786549..aa760ba71de2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.h
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-common.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2015-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2015-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 extern const struct snd_kcontrol_new msm_common_snd_controls[];
+extern bool codec_reg_done;
 struct sdm660_codec {
 	void* (*get_afe_config_fn)(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 				   enum afe_config_type config_type);
diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.c b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.c
index f610eb53d5df..a741499b2a73 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2015-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2015-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 static int msm_ext_spk_control = 1;
 static struct wcd_mbhc_config *wcd_mbhc_cfg_ptr;
+bool codec_reg_done;
 
 struct msm_asoc_wcd93xx_codec {
 	void* (*get_afe_config_fn)(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
@@ -1722,6 +1723,7 @@ int msm_audrx_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 		}
 
 	}
+	codec_reg_done = true;
 done:
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1735,10 +1737,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(msm_audrx_init);
 /**
  * msm_ext_register_audio_notifier - register SSR notifier.
  */
-void msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(void)
+void msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	is_initial_boot = true;
+	spdev = pdev;
 	ret = audio_notifier_register("sdm660", AUDIO_NOTIFIER_ADSP_DOMAIN,
 				      &service_nb);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1777,10 +1781,8 @@ int msm_ext_cdc_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto err;
 	}
-	spdev = pdev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, *card);
 	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(*card, pdata);
-	is_initial_boot = true;
 	pdata->hph_en1_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(pdev->dev.of_node,
 						"qcom,hph-en1-gpio", 0);
 	if (!gpio_is_valid(pdata->hph_en1_gpio))
diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.h b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.h
index 0ede06f0c082..7625a24e8fae 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.h
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/sdm660-external.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (c) 2015-2016, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2015-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 and
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int msm_ext_be_hw_params_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_EXT_CODEC
 int msm_ext_cdc_init(struct platform_device *, struct msm_asoc_mach_data *,
 		     struct snd_soc_card **, struct wcd_mbhc_config *);
-void msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(void);
+void msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(struct platform_device *pdev);
 void msm_ext_cdc_deinit(void);
 #else
 inline int msm_ext_cdc_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ inline int msm_ext_cdc_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-inline void msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(void)
+inline void msm_ext_register_audio_notifier(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 }
 inline void msm_ext_cdc_deinit(void)