diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.c b/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.c
index 4e5d0a96f933..4180827a8480 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.c
@@ -1756,17 +1756,6 @@ int arizona_init_dai(struct arizona_priv *priv, int id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arizona_init_dai);
 
-static irqreturn_t arizona_fll_clock_ok(int irq, void *data)
-{
-	struct arizona_fll *fll = data;
-
-	arizona_fll_dbg(fll, "clock OK\n");
-
-	complete(&fll->ok);
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
 static struct {
 	unsigned int min;
 	unsigned int max;
@@ -2048,10 +2037,11 @@ static int arizona_is_enabled_fll(struct arizona_fll *fll)
 static int arizona_enable_fll(struct arizona_fll *fll)
 {
 	struct arizona *arizona = fll->arizona;
-	unsigned long time_left;
 	bool use_sync = false;
 	int already_enabled = arizona_is_enabled_fll(fll);
 	struct arizona_fll_cfg cfg;
+	int i;
+	unsigned int val;
 
 	if (already_enabled < 0)
 		return already_enabled;
@@ -2110,9 +2100,6 @@ static int arizona_enable_fll(struct arizona_fll *fll)
 	if (!already_enabled)
 		pm_runtime_get(arizona->dev);
 
-	/* Clear any pending completions */
-	try_wait_for_completion(&fll->ok);
-
 	regmap_update_bits_async(arizona->regmap, fll->base + 1,
 				 ARIZONA_FLL1_ENA, ARIZONA_FLL1_ENA);
 	if (use_sync)
@@ -2124,10 +2111,24 @@ static int arizona_enable_fll(struct arizona_fll *fll)
 		regmap_update_bits_async(arizona->regmap, fll->base + 1,
 					 ARIZONA_FLL1_FREERUN, 0);
 
-	time_left = wait_for_completion_timeout(&fll->ok,
-					  msecs_to_jiffies(250));
-	if (time_left == 0)
+	arizona_fll_dbg(fll, "Waiting for FLL lock...\n");
+	val = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
+		if (i < 5)
+			usleep_range(200, 400);
+		else
+			msleep(20);
+
+		regmap_read(arizona->regmap,
+			    ARIZONA_INTERRUPT_RAW_STATUS_5,
+			    &val);
+		if (val & (ARIZONA_FLL1_CLOCK_OK_STS << (fll->id - 1)))
+			break;
+	}
+	if (i == 15)
 		arizona_fll_warn(fll, "Timed out waiting for lock\n");
+	else
+		arizona_fll_dbg(fll, "FLL locked (%d polls)\n", i);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2212,11 +2213,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(arizona_set_fll);
 int arizona_init_fll(struct arizona *arizona, int id, int base, int lock_irq,
 		     int ok_irq, struct arizona_fll *fll)
 {
-	int ret;
 	unsigned int val;
 
-	init_completion(&fll->ok);
-
 	fll->id = id;
 	fll->base = base;
 	fll->arizona = arizona;
@@ -2238,13 +2236,6 @@ int arizona_init_fll(struct arizona *arizona, int id, int base, int lock_irq,
 	snprintf(fll->clock_ok_name, sizeof(fll->clock_ok_name),
 		 "FLL%d clock OK", id);
 
-	ret = arizona_request_irq(arizona, ok_irq, fll->clock_ok_name,
-				  arizona_fll_clock_ok, fll);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		dev_err(arizona->dev, "Failed to get FLL%d clock OK IRQ: %d\n",
-			id, ret);
-	}
-
 	regmap_update_bits(arizona->regmap, fll->base + 1,
 			   ARIZONA_FLL1_FREERUN, 0);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.h b/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.h
index 43deb0462309..36867d05e0bb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/arizona.h
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ struct arizona_fll {
 	int id;
 	unsigned int base;
 	unsigned int vco_mult;
-	struct completion ok;
 
 	unsigned int fout;
 	int sync_src;