diff --git a/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c b/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c
index 88ebaf6e1880..af2d5a6124c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_i2s.c
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ static int rockchip_i2s_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai, int clk_id,
 	struct rk_i2s_dev *i2s = to_info(cpu_dai);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (freq == 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = clk_set_rate(i2s->mclk, freq);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(i2s->dev, "Fail to set mclk %d\n", ret);