diff --git a/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c b/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
index 5be80840..22de137 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/atmel-ssc.c
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	ssc->pdata = (struct atmel_ssc_platform_data *)plat_dat;
 
+	if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
+		struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+		ssc->clk_from_rk_pin =
+			of_property_read_bool(np, "atmel,clk-from-rk-pin");
+	}
+
 	regs = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	ssc->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(&pdev->dev, regs);
 	if (IS_ERR(ssc->regs))
diff --git a/include/linux/atmel-ssc.h b/include/linux/atmel-ssc.h
index 66a0e53..571a12e 100644
--- a/include/linux/atmel-ssc.h
+++ b/include/linux/atmel-ssc.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	struct clk		*clk;
 	int			user;
 	int			irq;
+	bool			clk_from_rk_pin;
 };
 
 struct ssc_device * __must_check ssc_request(unsigned int ssc_num);
diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 1ead3c9..de433cfd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@
 {
 	int id = dai->id;
 	struct atmel_ssc_info *ssc_p = &ssc_info[id];
+	struct ssc_device *ssc = ssc_p->ssc;
 	struct atmel_pcm_dma_params *dma_params;
 	int dir, channels, bits;
 	u32 tfmr, rfmr, tcmr, rcmr;
@@ -466,7 +467,8 @@
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_START, start_event)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKI, SSC_CKI_RISING)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKO, SSC_CKO_NONE)
-			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKS, SSC_CKS_CLOCK);
+			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKS, ssc->clk_from_rk_pin ?
+					   SSC_CKS_PIN : SSC_CKS_CLOCK);
 
 		rfmr =	  SSC_BF(RFMR_FSEDGE, SSC_FSEDGE_POSITIVE)
 			| SSC_BF(RFMR_FSOS, SSC_FSOS_NONE)
@@ -481,7 +483,8 @@
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_START, start_event)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKI, SSC_CKI_FALLING)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKO, SSC_CKO_NONE)
-			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKS, SSC_CKS_PIN);
+			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKS, ssc->clk_from_rk_pin ?
+					   SSC_CKS_CLOCK : SSC_CKS_PIN);
 
 		tfmr =	  SSC_BF(TFMR_FSEDGE, SSC_FSEDGE_POSITIVE)
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_FSDEN, 0)
@@ -550,7 +553,8 @@
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_START, SSC_START_RISING_RF)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKI, SSC_CKI_RISING)
 			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKO, SSC_CKO_NONE)
-			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKS, SSC_CKS_PIN);
+			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKS, ssc->clk_from_rk_pin ?
+					   SSC_CKS_PIN : SSC_CKS_CLOCK);
 
 		rfmr =	  SSC_BF(RFMR_FSEDGE, SSC_FSEDGE_POSITIVE)
 			| SSC_BF(RFMR_FSOS, SSC_FSOS_NONE)
@@ -565,7 +569,8 @@
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_START, SSC_START_RISING_RF)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKI, SSC_CKI_FALLING)
 			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKO, SSC_CKO_NONE)
-			| SSC_BF(TCMR_CKS, SSC_CKS_PIN);
+			| SSC_BF(RCMR_CKS, ssc->clk_from_rk_pin ?
+					   SSC_CKS_CLOCK : SSC_CKS_PIN);
 
 		tfmr =	  SSC_BF(TFMR_FSEDGE, SSC_FSEDGE_POSITIVE)
 			| SSC_BF(TFMR_FSDEN, 0)