diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
index f3c4b46e39d8..b901cdbe532a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_GATED	1
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_CLK_GATE_CONT		2
 
+/* DAI mclk_direction */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_MCLK_CO            0 /* for codec, mclk is output */
+#define SND_SOC_TPLG_MCLK_CI            1 /* for codec, mclk is input */
+
 /* DAI physical PCM data formats.
  * Add new formats to the end of the list.
  */
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ struct snd_soc_tplg_hw_config {
 	__u8 invert_fsync;	/* 1 for inverted frame clock, 0 for normal */
 	__u8 bclk_master;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_BCLK_ value */
 	__u8 fsync_master;	/* SND_SOC_TPLG_FSYNC_ value */
-	__u8 mclk_direction;    /* 0 for input, 1 for output */
+	__u8 mclk_direction;    /* SND_SOC_TPLG_MCLK_ value */
 	__le16 reserved;	/* for 32bit alignment */
 	__le32 mclk_rate;	/* MCLK or SYSCLK freqency in Hz */
 	__le32 bclk_rate;	/* BCLK freqency in Hz */