diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8961.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8961.c
index 93fecf5f94c6..8340485c9851 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8961.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8961.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ static int wm8961_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int clk_id,
 		freq /= 2;
 	} else {
 		dev_dbg(codec->dev, "Using MCLK/1 for %dHz MCLK\n", freq);
-		reg &= WM8961_MCLKDIV;
+		reg &= ~WM8961_MCLKDIV;
 	}
 
 	snd_soc_write(codec, WM8961_CLOCKING1, reg);