diff --git a/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c b/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c
index 01d1f74..dbf43f5f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c
@@ -233,6 +233,23 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int imx_ssi_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			   struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
+{
+	struct imx_ssi *ssi = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(cpu_dai);
+	struct imx_pcm_dma_params *dma_data;
+
+	/* Tx/Rx config */
+	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+		dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_tx;
+	else
+		dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_rx;
+
+	snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(cpu_dai, substream, dma_data);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Should only be called when port is inactive (i.e. SSIEN = 0),
  * although can be called multiple times by upper layers.
@@ -242,23 +259,17 @@
 			     struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
 {
 	struct imx_ssi *ssi = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(cpu_dai);
-	struct imx_pcm_dma_params *dma_data;
 	u32 reg, sccr;
 
 	/* Tx/Rx config */
-	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
+	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
 		reg = SSI_STCCR;
-		dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_tx;
-	} else {
+	else
 		reg = SSI_SRCCR;
-		dma_data = &ssi->dma_params_rx;
-	}
 
 	if (ssi->flags & IMX_SSI_SYN)
 		reg = SSI_STCCR;
 
-	snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(cpu_dai, substream, dma_data);
-
 	sccr = readl(ssi->base + reg) & ~SSI_STCCR_WL_MASK;
 
 	/* DAI data (word) size */
@@ -343,6 +354,7 @@
 }
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops imx_ssi_pcm_dai_ops = {
+	.startup	= imx_ssi_startup,
 	.hw_params	= imx_ssi_hw_params,
 	.set_fmt	= imx_ssi_set_dai_fmt,
 	.set_clkdiv	= imx_ssi_set_dai_clkdiv,