diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
index 6839203bd9..1159b1128a 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd-mbhc-v2.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/* Copyright (c) 2015-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2015-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ static bool wcd_mbhc_moisture_detect(struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc, bool detection_type)
 {
 	bool ret = false;
 
-	if (!mbhc->mbhc_cfg->moisture_en ||
+	if (!mbhc->mbhc_cfg->moisture_en &&
 	    !mbhc->mbhc_cfg->moisture_duty_cycle_en)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1342,9 +1342,15 @@ static int wcd_mbhc_initialise(struct wcd_mbhc *mbhc)
 	else
 		WCD_MBHC_REG_UPDATE_BITS(WCD_MBHC_HS_L_DET_PULL_UP_CTRL, 3);
 
+	/* Configure for moisture detection when duty cycle is not enabled.
+	 * Otherwise disable moisture detection.
+	 */
 	if (mbhc->mbhc_cfg->moisture_en && mbhc->mbhc_cb->mbhc_moisture_config
 		&& !mbhc->mbhc_cfg->moisture_duty_cycle_en)
 		mbhc->mbhc_cb->mbhc_moisture_config(mbhc);
+	else if (mbhc->mbhc_cfg->moisture_duty_cycle_en &&
+		 mbhc->mbhc_cb->mbhc_moisture_detect_en)
+		mbhc->mbhc_cb->mbhc_moisture_detect_en(mbhc, false);
 
 	/*
 	 * For USB analog we need to override the switch configuration.