diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index 6364d9be28fb..cf1cd0460ad9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -715,6 +715,9 @@ static int fsl_sai_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	bool tx = substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK;
 	unsigned int ofs = sai->soc_data->reg_offset;
 
+	/* Clear xMR to avoid channel swap with mclk_with_tere enabled case */
+	regmap_write(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xMR(tx), 0);
+
 	regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xCR3(tx, ofs),
 			   FSL_SAI_CR3_TRCE_MASK, 0);