diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
index 87cac440b369..db077773af7a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
@@ -351,13 +351,29 @@ static int axg_tdm_iface_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int axg_tdm_iface_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+static int axg_tdm_iface_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				 int cmd,
 				 struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-	struct axg_tdm_stream *ts = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
+	struct axg_tdm_stream *ts =
+		snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 
-	/* Force all attached formatters to update */
-	return axg_tdm_stream_reset(ts);
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
+		axg_tdm_stream_start(ts);
+		break;
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
+	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
+		axg_tdm_stream_stop(ts);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int axg_tdm_iface_remove_dai(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
@@ -397,8 +413,8 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops axg_tdm_iface_ops = {
 	.set_fmt	= axg_tdm_iface_set_fmt,
 	.startup	= axg_tdm_iface_startup,
 	.hw_params	= axg_tdm_iface_hw_params,
-	.prepare	= axg_tdm_iface_prepare,
 	.hw_free	= axg_tdm_iface_hw_free,
+	.trigger	= axg_tdm_iface_trigger,
 };
 
 /* TDM Backend DAIs */