diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
index d0ebb6b9bfac..caa24c463b3e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
@@ -862,6 +862,11 @@ static int asoc_mcbsp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (mcbsp->pdata->reg_size == 2) {
+		omap_mcbsp_dai.playback.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
+		omap_mcbsp_dai.capture.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE;
+	}
+
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(&pdev->dev,
 					      &omap_mcbsp_component,
 					      &omap_mcbsp_dai, 1);