diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c
index c646d8713861..681f7d4b7724 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/qe/ucc.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static u32 ucc_get_tdm_sync_shift(enum comm_dir mode, u32 tdm_num)
 {
 	u32 shift;
 
-	shift = (mode == COMM_DIR_RX) ? RX_SYNC_SHIFT_BASE : RX_SYNC_SHIFT_BASE;
+	shift = (mode == COMM_DIR_RX) ? RX_SYNC_SHIFT_BASE : TX_SYNC_SHIFT_BASE;
 	shift -= tdm_num * 2;
 
 	return shift;