diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/include/soc/mminfra.h b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/include/soc/mminfra.h
index 13a4e5c376..4404040f2d 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/include/soc/mminfra.h
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/include/soc/mminfra.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #define __SOC_MEDIATEK_MMINFRA_H__
 
 /* mminfra_ao */
+#define MMINFRA_GCE_DDREN_SEL		(MMINFRA_AO_CONFIG + 0x418)
 #define MMINFRA_GCE_PROT_EN		(MMINFRA_AO_CONFIG + 0x428)
 
 /* mminfra0 */
diff --git a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mminfra.c b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mminfra.c
index 55ddf47d30..c5eadf38ff 100644
--- a/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mminfra.c
+++ b/src/soc/mediatek/mt8196/mminfra.c
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ static void mm_gce_lock_prot_en(void)
 		   GCE_D_SLEEPPORT_RX_EN | GCE_D_HAND_SLEEPPORT_RX_EN |
 		   GCE_D_HAND_SLEEPPORT_TX_EN | GCE_M_SLEEPPORT_RX_EN |
 		   GCE_M_HAND_SLEEPPORT_RX_EN | GCE_M_HAND_SLEEPPORT_TX_EN);
+	write32p(MMINFRA_GCE_DDREN_SEL, 0);
 }
 
 static void mm_gce_release_prot_en(void)
 {
 	write32p(MMINFRA_GCE_PROT_EN, 0);
+	write32p(MMINFRA_GCE_DDREN_SEL, 0x1);
 }
 
 static void mm_infra0_lock_prot_en(void)