diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
index c8e5db1..35c0b92 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
@@ -307,7 +307,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (esai_priv->sck_div[tx] && (ratio > 16 || ratio == 0)) {
+	/* The ratio should be contented by FP alone if bypassing PM and PSR */
+	if (!esai_priv->sck_div[tx] && (ratio > 16 || ratio == 0)) {
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "the ratio is out of range (1 ~ 16)\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}