diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
index a2b0a0e71168..fc8bc80617d8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-sdma.c
@@ -440,6 +440,8 @@ struct sdma_engine {
 	unsigned int			irq;
 	dma_addr_t			bd0_phys;
 	struct sdma_buffer_descriptor	*bd0;
+	/* clock ratio for AHB:SDMA core. 1:1 is 1, 2:1 is 0*/
+	bool				clk_ratio;
 };
 
 static int sdma_config_write(struct dma_chan *chan,
@@ -662,8 +664,11 @@ static int sdma_run_channel0(struct sdma_engine *sdma)
 		dev_err(sdma->dev, "Timeout waiting for CH0 ready\n");
 
 	/* Set bits of CONFIG register with dynamic context switching */
-	if (readl(sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG) == 0)
-		writel_relaxed(SDMA_H_CONFIG_CSM, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG);
+	reg = readl(sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG);
+	if ((reg & SDMA_H_CONFIG_CSM) == 0) {
+		reg |= SDMA_H_CONFIG_CSM;
+		writel_relaxed(reg, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1839,6 +1844,9 @@ static int sdma_init(struct sdma_engine *sdma)
 	if (ret)
 		goto disable_clk_ipg;
 
+	if (clk_get_rate(sdma->clk_ahb) == clk_get_rate(sdma->clk_ipg))
+		sdma->clk_ratio = 1;
+
 	/* Be sure SDMA has not started yet */
 	writel_relaxed(0, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_C0PTR);
 
@@ -1879,8 +1887,10 @@ static int sdma_init(struct sdma_engine *sdma)
 	writel_relaxed(0x4050, sdma->regs + SDMA_CHN0ADDR);
 
 	/* Set bits of CONFIG register but with static context switching */
-	/* FIXME: Check whether to set ACR bit depending on clock ratios */
-	writel_relaxed(0, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG);
+	if (sdma->clk_ratio)
+		writel_relaxed(SDMA_H_CONFIG_ACR, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG);
+	else
+		writel_relaxed(0, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_CONFIG);
 
 	writel_relaxed(ccb_phys, sdma->regs + SDMA_H_C0PTR);