diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c
index fb37dd927e33..522a72fde78d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
+#include <linux/log2.h>
 
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@
 #define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_INV		13
 #define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_BCLK_DIV		9
 #define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_DIV		6
-#define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_DIV_16		(1 << 6)
 #define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_WORD_SIZ		4
 #define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_WORD_SIZ_16		(1 << 4)
 #define SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_DATA_FMT		2
@@ -300,12 +300,23 @@ static u8 sun8i_codec_get_bclk_div(struct sun8i_codec *scodec,
 	return best_val;
 }
 
+static int sun8i_codec_get_lrck_div(unsigned int channels,
+				    unsigned int word_size)
+{
+	unsigned int div = word_size * channels;
+
+	if (div < 16 || div > 256)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return ilog2(div) - 4;
+}
+
 static int sun8i_codec_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				 struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 				 struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct sun8i_codec *scodec = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(dai->component);
-	int sample_rate;
+	int sample_rate, lrck_div;
 	u8 bclk_div;
 
 	/*
@@ -321,9 +332,14 @@ static int sun8i_codec_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			   SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_BCLK_DIV_MASK,
 			   bclk_div << SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_BCLK_DIV);
 
+	lrck_div = sun8i_codec_get_lrck_div(params_channels(params),
+					    params_physical_width(params));
+	if (lrck_div < 0)
+		return lrck_div;
+
 	regmap_update_bits(scodec->regmap, SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL,
 			   SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_DIV_MASK,
-			   SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_DIV_16);
+			   lrck_div << SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_DIV);
 
 	sample_rate = sun8i_codec_get_hw_rate(params);
 	if (sample_rate < 0)