diff --git a/apps/playback.c b/apps/playback.c
index fd1c30c5e5..a4f5bee9fc 100644
--- a/apps/playback.c
+++ b/apps/playback.c
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 #include "talk.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_WM8758
+#include "menus/eq_menu.h"
+#endif
+
 #define PLAYBACK_VOICE
 
 
@@ -3842,5 +3846,8 @@ void audio_init(void)
     audio_is_initialized = true;
 
     sound_settings_apply();
+#ifdef HAVE_WM8758
+    eq_hw_enable(global_settings.eq_hw_enabled);
+#endif
     audio_set_buffer_margin(global_settings.buffer_margin);
 } /* audio_init */
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index 96bdc8a0f5..b0e84619a6 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ const char rec_base_directory[] = REC_BASE_DIR;
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_CODEC == SWCODEC */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WM8758
-#include "menus/eq_menu.h"
-#endif
-
 #define NVRAM_BLOCK_SIZE 44
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
@@ -827,9 +823,9 @@ void settings_apply(void)
                                    global_settings.crossfeed_hf_attenuation,
                                    global_settings.crossfeed_hf_cutoff);
 
+    /* Configure software equalizer, hardware eq is handled in audio_init() */
     dsp_set_eq(global_settings.eq_enabled);
     dsp_set_eq_precut(global_settings.eq_precut);
-    /* Update all EQ bands */
     for(i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
         dsp_set_eq_coefs(i);
     }
@@ -837,10 +833,6 @@ void settings_apply(void)
     dsp_dither_enable(global_settings.dithering_enabled);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WM8758
-    eq_hw_enable(global_settings.eq_hw_enabled);
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_SPDIF_POWER
     spdif_power_enable(global_settings.spdif_enable);
 #endif