diff --git a/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c b/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c
index 01d1f749cf02..b6adbed6e506 100644
--- a/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/imx/imx-ssi.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int imx_ssi_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai, unsigned int fmt)
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_A:
 		/* data on rising edge of bclk, frame high 1clk before data */
-		strcr |= SSI_STCR_TFSL | SSI_STCR_TEFS;
+		strcr |= SSI_STCR_TFSL | SSI_STCR_TXBIT0 | SSI_STCR_TEFS;
 		break;
 	}