diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c b/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c
index f6a5d1344568..68126a9a2560 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/msm8998.c
@@ -555,6 +555,13 @@ static struct snd_soc_dapm_route wcd_audio_paths[] = {
 	{"MIC BIAS4", NULL, "MCLK"},
 };
 
+static u32 mi2s_ebit_clk[MI2S_MAX] = {
+	Q6AFE_LPASS_CLK_ID_PRI_MI2S_EBIT,
+	Q6AFE_LPASS_CLK_ID_SEC_MI2S_EBIT,
+	Q6AFE_LPASS_CLK_ID_TER_MI2S_EBIT,
+	Q6AFE_LPASS_CLK_ID_QUAD_MI2S_EBIT,
+};
+
 static struct afe_clk_set mi2s_clk[MI2S_MAX] = {
 	{
 		AFE_API_VERSION_I2S_CONFIG,
@@ -4507,6 +4514,11 @@ static int msm_mi2s_snd_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&mi2s_intf_conf[index].lock);
 	if (++mi2s_intf_conf[index].ref_cnt == 1) {
+		/* Check if msm needs to provide the clock to the interface */
+		if (!mi2s_intf_conf[index].msm_is_mi2s_master) {
+			fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM;
+			mi2s_clk[index].clk_id = mi2s_ebit_clk[index];
+		}
 		ret = msm_mi2s_set_sclk(substream, true);
 		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(ret)) {
 			dev_err(rtd->card->dev,
@@ -4526,9 +4538,6 @@ static int msm_mi2s_snd_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto clk_off;
 		}
-		/* Check if msm needs to provide the clock to the interface */
-		if (!mi2s_intf_conf[index].msm_is_mi2s_master)
-			fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM;
 		ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(cpu_dai, fmt);
 		if (IS_ERR_VALUE(ret)) {
 			pr_err("%s: set fmt cpu dai failed for MI2S (%d), err:%d\n",