--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -523,7 +523,9 @@ static void fsl_ssi_config(struct fsl_ssi_private *ssi_private, bool enable,
 config_done:
        /* Enabling of subunits is done after configuration */
        if (enable)
-               regmap_update_bits(regs, CCSR_SSI_SCR, vals->scr, vals->scr);
+               regmap_update_bits(regs, CCSR_SSI_SCR,
+                       CCSR_SSI_SCR_SSIEN | CCSR_SSI_SCR_TE | CCSR_SSI_SCR_RE,
+                       CCSR_SSI_SCR_SSIEN | CCSR_SSI_SCR_TE | CCSR_SSI_SCR_RE);
 }