diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
index a994b5cf87b3..4ff2068779fd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
@@ -162,8 +162,15 @@ struct sun4i_i2s_quirks {
 	unsigned long (*get_bclk_parent_rate)(const struct sun4i_i2s *);
 	s8	(*get_sr)(const struct sun4i_i2s *, int);
 	s8	(*get_wss)(const struct sun4i_i2s *, int);
-	int	(*set_chan_cfg)(const struct sun4i_i2s *,
-				const struct snd_pcm_hw_params *);
+
+	/*
+	 * In the set_chan_cfg() function pointer:
+	 * @slots: channels per frame + padding slots, regardless of format
+	 * @slot_width: bits per sample + padding bits, regardless of format
+	 */
+	int	(*set_chan_cfg)(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
+				unsigned int channels,	unsigned int slots,
+				unsigned int slot_width);
 	int	(*set_fmt)(const struct sun4i_i2s *, unsigned int);
 };
 
@@ -399,10 +406,9 @@ static s8 sun8i_i2s_get_sr_wss(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s, int width)
 }
 
 static int sun4i_i2s_set_chan_cfg(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
-				  const struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
+				  unsigned int channels, unsigned int slots,
+				  unsigned int slot_width)
 {
-	unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
-
 	/* Map the channels for playback and capture */
 	regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN4I_I2S_TX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x76543210);
 	regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN4I_I2S_RX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x00003210);
@@ -419,15 +425,11 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_set_chan_cfg(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
 }
 
 static int sun8i_i2s_set_chan_cfg(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
-				  const struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
+				  unsigned int channels, unsigned int slots,
+				  unsigned int slot_width)
 {
-	unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
-	unsigned int slots = channels;
 	unsigned int lrck_period;
 
-	if (i2s->slots)
-		slots = i2s->slots;
-
 	/* Map the channels for playback and capture */
 	regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN8I_I2S_TX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x76543210);
 	regmap_write(i2s->regmap, SUN8I_I2S_RX_CHAN_MAP_REG, 0x76543210);
@@ -450,13 +452,13 @@ static int sun8i_i2s_set_chan_cfg(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
 	switch (i2s->format & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_FORMAT_MASK) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_A:
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_B:
-		lrck_period = params_physical_width(params) * slots;
+		lrck_period = slot_width * slots;
 		break;
 
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_LEFT_J:
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_RIGHT_J:
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S:
-		lrck_period = params_physical_width(params);
+		lrck_period = slot_width;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -482,7 +484,9 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	unsigned int word_size = params_width(params);
 	unsigned int slot_width = params_physical_width(params);
 	unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
+
 	unsigned int slots = channels;
+
 	int ret, sr, wss;
 	u32 width;
 
@@ -492,7 +496,7 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (i2s->slot_width)
 		slot_width = i2s->slot_width;
 
-	ret = i2s->variant->set_chan_cfg(i2s, params);
+	ret = i2s->variant->set_chan_cfg(i2s, channels, slots, slot_width);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "Invalid channel configuration\n");
 		return ret;