diff --git a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c
index 0b9b1b6..cbe09f2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/intel_sst/intelmid.c
@@ -339,8 +339,11 @@
 		/*
 		 * MRST firmware currently denies stereo recording requests.
 		 */
-		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)
+		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) {
+			runtime->hw.formats = (SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16 |
+					       SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_U16);
 			runtime->hw.channels_max = 1;
+		}
 	}
 	if (intelmaddata->cpu_id == CPU_CHIP_PENWELL) {
 		runtime->hw = snd_intelmad_stream;