diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c b/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
index 5815430..62bb805 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dai;
-	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = codec->card;
 	struct tegra_trimslice *trimslice = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
@@ -68,24 +67,6 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec_dai,
-					SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-					SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
-					SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		dev_err(card->dev, "codec_dai fmt not set\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	err = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(cpu_dai,
-					SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-					SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
-					SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		dev_err(card->dev, "cpu_dai fmt not set\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-
 	err = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(codec_dai, 0, mclk,
 					SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN);
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -121,6 +102,9 @@
 	.cpu_dai_name = "tegra20-i2s.0",
 	.codec_dai_name = "tlv320aic23-hifi",
 	.ops = &trimslice_asoc_ops,
+	.dai_fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
+		   SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
+		   SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_card snd_soc_trimslice = {