diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index a002ab892772..b42f301c6b96 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -119,23 +119,33 @@ static int mxs_saif_set_clk(struct mxs_saif *saif,
 	 * Set SAIF clock
 	 *
 	 * The SAIF clock should be either 384*fs or 512*fs.
-	 * If MCLK is used, the SAIF clk ratio need to match mclk ratio.
-	 *  For 32x mclk, set saif clk as 512*fs.
-	 *  For 48x mclk, set saif clk as 384*fs.
+	 * If MCLK is used, the SAIF clk ratio needs to match mclk ratio.
+	 *  For 256x, 128x, 64x, and 32x sub-rates, set saif clk as 512*fs.
+	 *  For 192x, 96x, and 48x sub-rates, set saif clk as 384*fs.
 	 *
 	 * If MCLK is not used, we just set saif clk to 512*fs.
 	 */
 	clk_prepare_enable(master_saif->clk);
 
 	if (master_saif->mclk_in_use) {
-		if (mclk % 32 == 0) {
+		switch (mclk / rate) {
+		case 32:
+		case 64:
+		case 128:
+		case 256:
+		case 512:
 			scr &= ~BM_SAIF_CTRL_BITCLK_BASE_RATE;
 			ret = clk_set_rate(master_saif->clk, 512 * rate);
-		} else if (mclk % 48 == 0) {
+			break;
+		case 48:
+		case 96:
+		case 192:
+		case 384:
 			scr |= BM_SAIF_CTRL_BITCLK_BASE_RATE;
 			ret = clk_set_rate(master_saif->clk, 384 * rate);
-		} else {
-			/* SAIF MCLK should be either 32x or 48x */
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* SAIF MCLK should be a sub-rate of 512x or 384x */
 			clk_disable_unprepare(master_saif->clk);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
@@ -299,6 +309,16 @@ static int mxs_saif_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai, unsigned int fmt)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
+	/* If SAIF1 is configured as slave, the clk gate needs to be cleared
+	 * before the register can be written.
+	 */
+	if (saif->id != saif->master_id) {
+		__raw_writel(BM_SAIF_CTRL_SFTRST,
+			saif->base + SAIF_CTRL + MXS_CLR_ADDR);
+		__raw_writel(BM_SAIF_CTRL_CLKGATE,
+			saif->base + SAIF_CTRL + MXS_CLR_ADDR);
+	}
+
 	scr0 = __raw_readl(saif->base + SAIF_CTRL);
 	scr0 = scr0 & ~BM_SAIF_CTRL_BITCLK_EDGE & ~BM_SAIF_CTRL_LRCLK_POLARITY \
 		& ~BM_SAIF_CTRL_JUSTIFY & ~BM_SAIF_CTRL_DELAY;
diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
index f24d19526603..4237323ef594 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
@@ -694,10 +694,10 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	
 	i2s->playback_dma_data.addr = res->start + SUN4I_I2S_FIFO_TX_REG;
-	i2s->playback_dma_data.maxburst = 4;
+	i2s->playback_dma_data.maxburst = 8;
 
 	i2s->capture_dma_data.addr = res->start + SUN4I_I2S_FIFO_RX_REG;
-	i2s->capture_dma_data.maxburst = 4;
+	i2s->capture_dma_data.maxburst = 8;
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev)) {