diff --git a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
index 22d2f6b6a05f..46ae98d9cb49 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static unsigned int spi_dac_init[] = {
 	SPI_REG(12,		0x00),
 	SPI_REG(SPI_LDA4_REG,	SPI_DA_BIT_0dB),
 	SPI_REG(SPI_RDA4_REG,	SPI_DA_BIT_0dB | SPI_DA_BIT_UPDATE),
-	SPI_REG(SPI_DACD4_REG,	0x00),
+	SPI_REG(SPI_DACD4_REG,	SPI_DACD4_BIT),
 };
 
 static unsigned int i2c_adc_init[][2] = {
@@ -1576,6 +1576,9 @@ static void ca0106_init_chip(struct snd_ca0106 *chip, int resume)
 			if (reg < ARRAY_SIZE(chip->spi_dac_reg))
 				chip->spi_dac_reg[reg] = spi_dac_init[n];
 		}
+
+		/* Enable front dac only */
+		snd_ca0106_pcm_power_dac(chip, PCM_FRONT_CHANNEL, 1);
 	}
 }