diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 99ff35e..e691aab 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@
 	struct atmel_pcm_dma_params *dma_params;
 	int dir, channels, bits;
 	u32 tfmr, rfmr, tcmr, rcmr;
-	int start_event;
 	int ret;
 	int fslen, fslen_ext;
 
@@ -457,19 +456,10 @@
 		 * The SSC transmit clock is obtained from the BCLK signal on
 		 * on the TK line, and the SSC receive clock is
 		 * generated from the transmit clock.
-		 *
-		 *  For single channel data, one sample is transferred
-		 * on the falling edge of the LRC clock.
-		 * For two channel data, one sample is
-		 * transferred on both edges of the LRC clock.
 		 */
-		start_event = ((channels == 1)
-				? SSC_START_FALLING_RF
-				: SSC_START_EDGE_RF);
-
 		rcmr =	  SSC_BF(RCMR_PERIOD, 0)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_STTDLY, START_DELAY)
-			| SSC_BF(RCMR_START, start_event)
+			| SSC_BF(RCMR_START, SSC_START_FALLING_RF)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKI, SSC_CKI_RISING)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKO, SSC_CKO_NONE)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKS, ssc->clk_from_rk_pin ?
@@ -478,14 +468,14 @@
 		rfmr =	  SSC_BF(RFMR_FSEDGE, SSC_FSEDGE_POSITIVE)
 			| SSC_BF(RFMR_FSOS, SSC_FSOS_NONE)
 			| SSC_BF(RFMR_FSLEN, 0)
-			| SSC_BF(RFMR_DATNB, 0)
+			| SSC_BF(RFMR_DATNB, (channels - 1))
 			| SSC_BIT(RFMR_MSBF)
 			| SSC_BF(RFMR_LOOP, 0)
 			| SSC_BF(RFMR_DATLEN, (bits - 1));
 
 		tcmr =	  SSC_BF(TCMR_PERIOD, 0)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_STTDLY, START_DELAY)
-			| SSC_BF(TCMR_START, start_event)
+			| SSC_BF(TCMR_START, SSC_START_FALLING_RF)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKI, SSC_CKI_FALLING)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKO, SSC_CKO_NONE)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKS, ssc->clk_from_rk_pin ?
@@ -495,7 +485,7 @@
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_FSDEN, 0)
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_FSOS, SSC_FSOS_NONE)
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_FSLEN, 0)
-			| SSC_BF(TFMR_DATNB, 0)
+			| SSC_BF(TFMR_DATNB, (channels - 1))
 			| SSC_BIT(TFMR_MSBF)
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_DATDEF, 0)
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_DATLEN, (bits - 1));